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Zusatztext A crucial tool for anyone interested in learning more about the topics of [the social design] debate. Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth Resnick is Professor Emerita of Graphic Design at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, USA. Klappentext The Social Design Reader explores the ways in which design can be a catalyst for social change. Bringing together key texts of the last fifty years, editor Elizabeth Resnick traces the emergence of the notion of socially responsible design. This volume represents the authentic voices of the thinkers, writers and designers who are helping to build a 'canon' of informed literature which documents the development of the discipline. The Social Design Reader is divided into three parts. Section 1: Making a Stand includes an introduction to the term 'social design' and features papers which explore its historical underpinnings. Section 2: Creating the Future documents the emergence of social design as a concept, as a nascent field of study, and subsequently as a rapidly developing professional discipline, and Section 3: A Sea Change is made up of papers acknowledging social design as a firmly established practice.Contextualising section introductions are provided to aid readers in understanding the original source material, while summary boxes clearly articulate how each text fits with the larger milieu of social design theory, methods, and practice. Vorwort Brings together essential writings on social design theory and practice from the 1960s to the present day, combined with contextualising editorial introductions and useful resources for students. Zusammenfassung The Social Design Reader explores the ways in which design can be a catalyst for social change. Bringing together key texts of the last fifty years, editor Elizabeth Resnick traces the emergence of the notion of socially responsible design. This volume represents the authentic voices of the thinkers, writers and designers who are helping to build a ‘canon’ of informed literature which documents the development of the discipline. The Social Design Reader is divided into three parts. Section 1: Making a Stand includes an introduction to the term ‘social design’ and features papers which explore its historical underpinnings. Section 2: Creating the Future documents the emergence of social design as a concept, as a nascent field of study, and subsequently as a rapidly developing professional discipline, and Section 3: A Sea Change is made up of papers acknowledging social design as a firmly established practice.Contextualising section introductions are provided to aid readers in understanding the original source material, while summary boxes clearly articulate how each text fits with the larger milieu of social design theory, methods, and practice. Inhaltsverzeichnis - Preface / Elizabeth Resnick, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, USA Section 1: Making a Stand: A New Social Agenda for Design - Introduction - Elizabeth Resnick, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, USA - Is Social Design A Thing? - Cameron Tonkinwise, University of Technology Sydney, Australia - Social Design: From Utopia to the Good Society - Victor Margolin, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA - Emigré Culture and the Origins of Social Design - Alison J. Clarke, University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria Section 2: Creating the Future: Defining the Socially Responsible Designer 1964-1999 - Introduction - Elizabeth Resnick, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, USA - First Things First Manifesto - Ken Garland, independent scholar, UK - Here Are Some Things We Must Do - Ken Garland, independent scholar, UK - Edugraphology-The Myths of Design and the Design of Myths - Victor Papanek, formerly University of Kansas, USA - Design As A Socially Significant Activity -...
