Good: an introduction to ethics in graphic design 1st ed.

Author

• Roberts, Lucienne

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

Lausanne: AVA Publishing SA, 2018

Language

English

ISBN

9781350088795

Series

Subject(s)

• GRAPHIC ARTS

Notes

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Abstract

Consider this simple conundrum: is it possible to be a bad good designer or a good bad designer for that matter? If the answer is yes then which is preferable and what does this reveal about the relationship between ethics and design practice? Good: An Introduction to Ethics in Graphic Design seeks to answer these

Graphic design is in ethical flux. Good comes at a time of growing disenchantment with style-led design solutions and the pursuit of self-expression alone and yet vacuous design judgements are still made without any real analysis of the criteria used. The terms good and bad are repeatedly applied without qualification whilst the relationship between personal and professional ethics is far too contentious to do any more than give cursory consideration. Despite recent manifestos and themed publications on design for good graphic designers have yet to examine what such terms really mean: in a time of relativism it has been far too divisive to do so.

Good takes philosophy as its starting point but is not a philosophy book. It seeks to marry abstract ideas with practical application, removing some of the mystique that surrounds philosophy and highlighting its relevance for us all. Designers are people. This book seeks to engage designers in a debate about their profession and in an analysis of their value and worth. The decisions we make define us, in our ethical choices we reveal who we are.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (200 p.)

Dimension

-

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Front matter
Section 1: Making good/a brief history 17–32
Section 2: Approaching good/a survey of theory 33–80
Section 3: Debating good/theory and practice 81–112
Section 4: Being good/practitioner experience 113–160
Section 5: Doing good/practical considerations 161–192
Back matter

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