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November 3, 2005

MISPERCEPTIONS OF A CITIZEN DESIGNER

I would wager that the vast majority of the people reading this entry consider graphic design to be quite important. Just how important is the question. Most graphic designers acknowledge that with our profession comes an uncertain degree of social responsibility. I would agree: we, as visual communicators, do carry some burden. It seems as though some designers have been looking for ways to explore the social necessity of design—how design can truly contribute to the quality of life—with little luck. This very fact leads me to question the actual importance (or perception thereof) of graphic design.

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Posted by widgeteer at 11:17 AM

NO LOGO or, a Least a Small European Logo

I read Naomi Klein's "No Logo" about two years ago. In the book she catalogued a "movement" attempting to reclaim public space overcome with advertising noise. The book paints a picture of radicals, college students carrying the newest Ad Busters under their arms like scriptures. It seems particularly American to "subvert" the corporate structure by publishing a glossy magazine of parody and activism.

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Posted by widgeteer at 11:12 AM | Comments (1)