Resources

Articles/Essays:

  • Baker, M. [2007]. Public Life: Design Makes a Difference. The Telegraph.
  • Benson, E. [2007]. Prescription for an Ethically Designed Future. AIGA
  • Bhan, N. and Tait, D., [2008]. Design for the Next Billion Customers.
  • Bierut, M. [1992]. Waiting For Permission.
  • Bruinsma, M. [1999]. Idealism: An Ideal Design is Not Yet.
  • Casey, V. [2007]. The Designer’s Dilemma.
  • Currie, N. [2005]. Conceptual Design: Building a Social Conscience, AIGA.
  • Fleischman, K. [2008]. The Inclusion of Social Responsibility in the Visual Communications Curriculum. (pdf).
  • Garland, K. [1964]. First Things First.
  • Heller, S. Graphic Intervention.
  • Howard, A. [2001]. There is such a thing as society.
  • Howard, A. [2001]. Design Beyond Commodification.
  • MacDonald, N. [2005]. Practise, don’t preach.
  • MacDonald, N. [2005]. Better By Design.
  • MacDonald, N. [2004]. Sustainable Progress.
  • Macdonald, N. [2001]. Can Designers save the world (and should they try?).
  • Nini, P. [2004]. In Search of Ethics in Graphic Design.
  • Polite, K. [2004]. Thinking about Design Education.
  • Poynor, R. [2007]. “Warm Regards.” Print Magazine.
  • Poynor, R. [2007]. The Price of Juice. Eye Magazine.
  • Poynor, R. [2001]. The Time For Being Against.
  • Poynor, R. [2000]. First Things First.
  • Prusynski, M. [2003]. Ethics in Design.
  • Roche, J. [2006]. Socially Engaged Art, Critics and Discontents.
  • Rock, M. [2001]. Designer As Author.
  • Sagmeister, S. [2002]. How Good is Good?
  • Swope, C. [2007]. Success and Design of Morality.
  • The Design Council (UK). [2001]. What Learning Needs. The Challenge for a Creative Nation.
  • Vaughan, L. [2007]. Education: it’s a futures business.
  • Towards Creative Activism [2007]
  • Recommended Books:

  • A Whole New Mind: Daniel Pink [2006]
  • Barnbrook Bible: Johnathan Barnbrook [2007]
  • Beyond Trend: How to Innovate in an Over-designed World. Matt Mattus [2008]
  • Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking: Malcolm Gladwell [2005]
  • Bright Minds, Beautiful Ideas: Ed Annink, Ineke Schwartz [2003]
  • Business Ethics: Andrew Crane, Dirk Matten [2007]
  • Catalogue of Strategies: Mieke Gerritzen, Geert Lovink, Max Bruinsma [2001]
  • Citizen Designer: Steven Heller, Veronique Vienne [2003]
  • Conscientious Objectives: Designing for an Ethical Message: Yolanda Zappaterra, John L. Cranmer [2004]
  • Cradle to Cradle: William McDonough, Michael Braungart [2003]
  • Creativity, Inc: Jeff Mauzy, Rick Harriman [2003]
  • Creative Education: Vincent Nolan [2000]
  • Creativity in Education and Learning: A.J. Cropley [2001]
  • Design Anarchy: Kalle Lasn [2006]
  • Design for Learning: Joined Up Design for Schools: Tom Bentley et al. [2001]
  • Design For Society: Nigel Whiteley [1994]
  • Design for the Real World: Victor Papenek [1979]
  • Design Studies: Theory and Research in Graphic Design: Audrey Bennett [2006]
  • Design Without Boundaries: Visual Communication in Transition: Rick Poynor [2002]
  • Design Writing Research: Ellen Lupton, J.Abbott Miller [1999]
  • Developing Creativity in Higher Education: The Imaginative Curriculum [2006]
  • Droog Design in Context: Renny Ramakers [2002]
  • Eternally Yours, Time in Design: Brian Eno; John Thackara [2004]
  • Extra Spatial [IDEO]: Colin Burns, Fred Dust [2004]
  • Graphic Design Vs. Style, Globalism, Criticism, Science, Authenticity and Humanism: 67 (Emigre): Rudy VanderLans [2004]
  • FlatLand, A Romance of Many Dimensions by A. Square: Edwin Abbott [1983]
  • GOOD, An Introduction to Ethics in Graphic Design: Lucienne Roberts [2006]
  • Design Dialogues: Stephen Heller [1998]
  • Graphic Agitation: Social and Political Graphics Since the Sixties: Liz McQuiston [1995]
  • How to be a Graphic Designer, Without Losing Your Soul: Adrian Shaughnessy [2005]
  • How We Can Save the Planet: Mayer Hillman [2004]
  • IDEO. Masters of Innovation. Jeremy Myerson [2004]
  • In the Bubble: Designing in a Complex World: John Thackara [2005]
  • Joined Up Design for Schools: John and Frances Sorrell [2005]
  • Left to Right, The Cultural Shift from Text to Image: David Crow [2006]
  • Lifestyle: Bruce Mau [2005]
  • Looking Closer 3: Critical Writings on Graphic Design: Michael Bierut et al., [1999]
  • Looking Closer 4: Critical Writings on Graphic Design: Michael Bierut et al.
  • Massive Change: Bruce Mau & The Institute Without Boundaries [2004]
  • Materiality (Politics, History and Culture: Daniel Miller [2005]
  • Memphis: Research, Experience, Failures and Successes of New Design: Barbara Radice [1985]
  • No Logo: Naomi Klein [2004]
  • No More Rules: Graphic Design and Postmodernism: Rick Poynor [2003]
  • Obey the Giant, Life in the Image World: Rick Poynor [2007]
  • Out of Our Minds: Sir Ken Robinson [2001]
  • Subject To Change: Creating Great Products & Services for an Uncertain World: Peter Merholz [2008]
  • The Art of Looking Sideways: Alan Fletcher [2001]
  • The Innovative Individual: Michael Syrett, Jean Lammiman [2002]
  • The Meaning of the 21st Century: Visual Blueprint for Ensuring Our Future: James Martin [2006]
  • The Semantic Turn: Klaus Krippendorff [2006]
  • Tomorrow Now: Envisioning the Next 50 Years: Bruce Sterling [2003]
  • Visual Research: Ian Noble, Russell Bestley [2007]
  • Visual Intelligence: Donald Hoffman [2000]
  • Worldchanging: A User’s Guide for the 21st Century: Alex Steffen [2006]

  • Films

  • An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore: Davis Guggenheim [2006]
  • Helvetica: Gary Hustwit [2007]
  • Koyaanisqatsi: Godfrey Reggio [1982]
  • Requiem For A Dream: Darren Aronofsky [2001]
  • Pi: Darren Aronofsky [1999]
  • The Corporation: March Achbar [2006]
  • The Matrix: Larry and Andy Wachowski [1999]


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