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."
