Authentic Design
Ethics and Morality in Communication Design
Will be published approx. on 4. March 2027
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-1-350-24728-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book is an exploration of communication design driven by a need for authenticity. It illustrates how communication design has dealt with social, ethical and political issues and looks at how it has adapted to changes in our social and political values - and continues to do so.
Each chapter explores a distinct socio-political issue through established and new case studies and explains the context and the semiotics of these stories. Through these examples, readers will appreciate the effect that global interconnections, the threat of international terrorism, worldwide inequality and the growing concern about the climate has had on the discipline.
- Ethical considerations, and why authenticity matters
- How political and social issues influence direct action and commercial decisions
- Dilemmas of balancing opposing views and social values
- Celebrating true individual expression and encouraging dialogue rather than conflict
Videos, exercises and discussion questions provide engaging ways for readers to explore the topic further, both within their own practice and in other designers' work.
Each chapter explores a distinct socio-political issue through established and new case studies and explains the context and the semiotics of these stories. Through these examples, readers will appreciate the effect that global interconnections, the threat of international terrorism, worldwide inequality and the growing concern about the climate has had on the discipline.
- Ethical considerations, and why authenticity matters
- How political and social issues influence direct action and commercial decisions
- Dilemmas of balancing opposing views and social values
- Celebrating true individual expression and encouraging dialogue rather than conflict
Videos, exercises and discussion questions provide engaging ways for readers to explore the topic further, both within their own practice and in other designers' work.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
200 color illus
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
369 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-24728-4 (9781350247284)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
David Crow, until his sudden death in 2022, was UAL's (University of the Arts, UK) Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of Colleges for Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon Colleges of Arts. His first book Visible Signs is now a standard text in many Art & Design Schools and has been published in English, Korean, German and Japanese.
Content
Introduction
? Who this book is for
? Why this book is needed today
? Broad introduction to ethical considerations in cultural production
? Radical moments from design history and their socio-political context
Chapter 1 - Connected
Visual Language across new Global, social and technological networks
1.1 The politics of language
1.2 Typography in a global economic market
1.3 The western centric pictogram
1.4 The subliminal politics of emoticons
1.5 Creating communities of like-minded people
1.6 Discussion questions
1.7 Exercises
Chapter 2 - Express Yourself
Challenging Social Norms through Personal Identity
2.1 Cultural stereotypes and media representation
2.2 Tribalism and youth movements
2.3 The packaging of lifestyle
2.4 Fashion as a political arena
2.5 Gender identity and inclusivity
2.6 Discussion questions
2.7 Exercises
Chapter 3 - A cause worth fighting for
The graphics of socio-political conflict
3.1 1960s counter culture
3.2 Anti-brand and anti-capitalism
3.3 Music and protest
3.4 International dissent
3.5 The future of the planet
3.6 Discussion questions
3.7 Exercises
Chapter 4 - Consumption Re-signified
A new ethical framework
4.1 Mass consumption and design
4.2 Ethics and sustainability
4.3 Social awareness as a brand equity
4.4 Access versus ownership
4.5 Niche products
4.6 Discussion questions
4.7 Exercises
Chapter 5 - Looking Ahead
Design education and the future
5.1 International design school models
5.2 An ethical curriculum
5.3 Decolonising the curriculum
5.4 New approaches to learning
5.5 New learning spaces
5.6 Sample project briefs
? Who this book is for
? Why this book is needed today
? Broad introduction to ethical considerations in cultural production
? Radical moments from design history and their socio-political context
Chapter 1 - Connected
Visual Language across new Global, social and technological networks
1.1 The politics of language
1.2 Typography in a global economic market
1.3 The western centric pictogram
1.4 The subliminal politics of emoticons
1.5 Creating communities of like-minded people
1.6 Discussion questions
1.7 Exercises
Chapter 2 - Express Yourself
Challenging Social Norms through Personal Identity
2.1 Cultural stereotypes and media representation
2.2 Tribalism and youth movements
2.3 The packaging of lifestyle
2.4 Fashion as a political arena
2.5 Gender identity and inclusivity
2.6 Discussion questions
2.7 Exercises
Chapter 3 - A cause worth fighting for
The graphics of socio-political conflict
3.1 1960s counter culture
3.2 Anti-brand and anti-capitalism
3.3 Music and protest
3.4 International dissent
3.5 The future of the planet
3.6 Discussion questions
3.7 Exercises
Chapter 4 - Consumption Re-signified
A new ethical framework
4.1 Mass consumption and design
4.2 Ethics and sustainability
4.3 Social awareness as a brand equity
4.4 Access versus ownership
4.5 Niche products
4.6 Discussion questions
4.7 Exercises
Chapter 5 - Looking Ahead
Design education and the future
5.1 International design school models
5.2 An ethical curriculum
5.3 Decolonising the curriculum
5.4 New approaches to learning
5.5 New learning spaces
5.6 Sample project briefs