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Citizen Designer: Perspectives on Design Responsibility
Contributor(s): Heller, Steven (Author), Vienne, Véronique (Author)
ISBN: 1621536408     ISBN-13: 9781621536406
Publisher: Allworth
OUR PRICE:   $26.99  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Design | Essays
- Design | History & Criticism
- Design | Graphic Arts - Advertising
Dewey: 745
LCCN: 2017049004
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.30 lbs) 312 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
Balancing Social, Professional, and Artistic Views

What does it mean to be a designer in today's corporate-driven, overbranded global consumer culture? Citizen Designer, Second Edition, attempts to answer this question with more than seventy debate-stirring essays and interviews espousing viewpoints ranging from the cultural and the political to the professional and the social. This new edition contains a collection of definitions and brief case studies on topics that today's citizen designers must consider, including new essays on social innovation, individual advocacy, group strategies, and living as an ethical designer. Edited by two prominent advocates of socially responsible design, this innovative reference responds to the tough questions today's designers continue to ask themselves, such as:

  • How can a designer affect social or political change?
  • Can design become more than just a service to clients?
  • At what point does a designer have to take responsibility for the client's actions?
  • When should a designer take a stand?
Readers will find dozens of captivating insights and opinions on such important issues as reality branding, game design and school violence, advertising and exploitation, design as an environmental driving force, and much more. This candid guide encourages designers to carefully research their clients; become alert about corporate, political, and social developments; and design responsible products. Citizen Designer, Second Edition, includes insights on such contemporary topics as advertising of harmful products, branding to minors, and violence and game design. Readers are presented with an enticing mix of opinions in an appealing format that juxtaposes essays, interviews, and countless illustrations of "design citizenship."

Contributor Bio(s): Vienne, Veronique: - Veronique Vienne is an art director and writer. She was a magazine art director in the USA when she began to write to better analyze and understand the work of the graphic designers, illustrators, and photographers who collaborated with her. Today, she writes books and conducts workshops on design criticism as a creative tool. She resides in Paris, France.

Heller, Steven: - Steven Heller is the co-chair of the School of Visual Arts MFA Design / Designer as Author + Entrepreneur Program. He is the author, coauthor, and editor of over 170 books on design, social satire, and visual culture. He is the recipient of the 2011 Smithsonian National Design Award for "Design Mind." He lives in New York City.