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Written by: Louis Marchand, Creative Designer
“Designing for good” is a popular mantra to adapt in the design world. This mantra has led to the formation of organizations that launch initiatives, employ individuals and provide resources to charities, all to advocate for social change through design. The American Institute of Graphic Arts and Design Gigs for Good are great places to start when taking a deeper dive into the “design for good” process. I’d like to share a more personal outlook on “design for good” and what it means for Environmental Design Group and its creative service line, EDG Creative.
“Design for good” naturally intersects with Environmental Design Group’s tagline, “The Community Impact People.” Both serve to remind us of and to support our mission to be a force for good in society.
“Designing for good” emphasizes that we as designers have a responsibility to create positive social impact. At first, it’s easy to ask, “what kind of impact can some flyers or posters have?” On closer inspection, we can see why it’s imperative designers work for good.
Influence
Design is an essential aspect of manipulating the consumer conscious. As consumers, we’re under a constant barrage of messaging. Posters, ads, flyers and invitations dictate what movies we have to see, what party we should attend and even what clothes we need to wear. Although the idea for a marketing campaign often comes from a marketing strategist, the execution is left to the design team. In a world of mass communication, designers must be aware of how their design is being perceived and the subsequent actions of their audience. As history shows, design can be weaponized if we aren’t careful. False advertising and propaganda are two prime examples of how design can and has been weaponized and destructive to humanity.
Design Thinking
Aside from influence, the second critical aspect to the design process is Design Thinking. This refers to the process by which designers begin Archives UPDATE: This work was created by Ferdi Rizkiyanto and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. H/T to deyanaus and logicman. H/T to Scott Mandia who let me know about this amazing ad. I have no idea where it originated from - if anyone knows more details, let me know and I'll include links to the source. It's one of the most beautiful yet challenging graphics I've seen on climate change and wanted to share it with everyone. 00 Printable Version | Link to this page THE ESCALATOR The creative attribute has always been a highly debated and researched component of the human psyche. The “designer” job title seems to be one that calls to the more creative minded among us and according to some, requires the highest level of creative processing. This idea does lend itself to the truth, web designers are called upon to find creative solutions every day. However, we certainly aren’t alone. Contrary to previous belief, creativity does not limit itself to the “right-brained” artistic types. The ability to find creative and innovative solutions to problems holds value in almost all aspects of life. Even those with highly analytical jobs and hobbies benefit from the ability to approach a complex issue from different perspectives and foresee alternate outcomes. So perhaps it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to suggest that creativity itself is more rooted in a process than random visionary moments. The creative attribute has always been a highly debated and researched component of the human psyche. The “designer” job title seems to be one that calls to the more creative minded among us and according to some, requires the highest level of creative processing. This idea does lend itself to the truth, web designers are called upon to find creative solutions every day. However, we certainly aren’t alone. Contrary to previous belief, creativity does not limit itself to the “right-brained” artistic types. The ability to find creative and innovative solutions to problems holds value in almost all aspects of life. Even those with highly analytical jobs and hobbies benefit from the ability to approach a complex issue from different perspectives and foresee alternate outcomes. So perhaps it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to suggest that creativity itself is more rooted in a process than random visionary moments. In one way or another we have all experienced that classic “aha” moment. Be it in our own experience o Climate Science Glossary
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