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.

Brown, T. [2008]. Design Thinking. Harvard Business Review. June. p84-92.

Bruinsma, M. [1999]. Idealism: An Ideal Design is Not Yet.

Butler, P. [2008]. Design can do good as well as look good. The Guardian Society, July 30.

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?).

NextBillion.net [2008]. Design for Social Impact – What Does It Mean and Why Should We Care?

Nini, P. [2004]. In Search of Ethics in Graphic Design.

Nussbaum, B. [2007]. Innovation vs. Design – The British Design Council weighs in. BusinessWeek

Polite, K. [2004]. Thinking about Design Education.

Riggen-Ransom, M. [2008]. Design as strategy for social change: IDEO. Pop!Tech Blog

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.

Rawsthorn, A. [2008]. Creative Solutions in Tough Times.

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:

Affluenza: Oliver James [2007]

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]

Business Ethics: Andrew Crane, Dirk Matten [2007]

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]

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 Issues: How Graphic Design Informs Society: Holland, D.K [2002]

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]

Discovering Design: Explorations in Design Studies: R Buchanan [1995]

Do Good Design: How Designers Can Save the World: How Visual Communicators Can Save the World: David B. Berman [2008]

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.

Making the Most of Collaboration, An International Survey of Co-design. Peter Bradwell, Demos [2008]

Massive Change: Bruce Mau & The Institute Without Boundaries [2004]

Materiality (Politics, History and Culture: Daniel Miller [2005]

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]