DESIGNING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE Strategies for Community-Based Graphic Design

Some call it design for the greater good. Others call it social design. Whatever you call it, it's clear that an altruistic impulse is on the rise in the design community. The latest addition to our Design Briefs series, Designing for Social Change, is a compact, hands-on primer for graphic des...

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Main Author: Shea, Andrew 1977- (Author)
Other Authors: Drenttel, William (foreword), Lupton, Ellen (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Princeton Architectural Press 2012
Series:Design briefs : essential texts on design
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Summary:Some call it design for the greater good. Others call it social design. Whatever you call it, it's clear that an altruistic impulse is on the rise in the design community. The latest addition to our Design Briefs series, Designing for Social Change, is a compact, hands-on primer for graphic designers who want to use their unique problem-solving skills to help others. Author Andrew Shea presents ten proven strategies for working effectively with community organizations. These strategies can frame the design challenge and create a checklist to keep a project on track. Twenty case studies illustrate how design professionals and students approach unique challenges when working on a social agenda
Physical Description:167 pages colour illustrations 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9781616890476
1616890479