Ciao Derek, Thank you for your response. Fully agree that it would be more appropriate to make it against total abuse. I saw this post on Computer Love website and it grabbed my attention as social issues are not a common subject over there. For me is very interesting to see that designers are finally beginning to design not only for the trendiness and money but for good reasons. Clearly this process is still in slow motion but at least I feel that we need to praise projects that people are having the initiative to do. Recently I went to a big design conference in London where some people at the audience got angry and started a discussion about climate changed not being a graphic designer's concern but point of view. Ignorance is surrounding us but some people really want do to something to change it. Many people like yourself are producing great valuable work and are aware that there is plenty to be done rather than producing more printed material about one single subject. Let's welcome the possibility that some designers will receive the message one way or another..
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Leticia Credidio
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Another book? yes
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In response to Another book? yawn....., posted by Derek Stewart.Posted June 28, 2008
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Leticia,
I'm with you, at least, in part - sorry, maybe it's the heat (or was it Friday?), but I just found the whole DATA thing a bit ridiculous, esp. the name - almost Pythonesque - like some absurb extremist group from 'Life Of Brian'.
I'm up for praising design initiatives concerning serious issues but I found this one particularly lame. If it's just to make other designers aware then we really are in bad shape.
That conference sounded pretty depressing - but I can understand that response because up until now that's the way it's always been - I suppose people have the right also to pass the buck - it's just that NOW is not like THEN, the future will not to able to sustain that line of thought - fact! Those people shouldn't be designing if they're not considering important issues, such as climate change, etc, - every piece of work, be it commercial or non-profit, should be transmitting, where possible, our concerns for the environment/mankind/the future. Graphic design, on its own, is NEVER going to save the planet/make things better, but as a means together with others it can go some way to making a decent contribution. The sooner we understand that then we maybe we'll be on to something good.....
It saddens me that there are so many (young/intelligent/well-known) designers not aware, or pretending not to be, of all of this because it's going to be one hell of shock for them when they'll be oblidged/forced to do something about it.
Re: my/our work, thanks very much, I'm trying my best, though could try harder.
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