{"product_id":"citizen-designer-perspectives-on-design-responsibility-9781621536406","title":"Citizen Designer: Perspectives on Design Responsibility","description":"\u003cb\u003eBalancing Social, Professional, and Artistic Views\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What does it mean to be a designer in today's corporate-driven, overbranded global consumer culture? \u003ci\u003eCitizen Designer\u003c\/i\u003e, Second Edition, attempts to answer this question with more than seventy debate-stirring essays and interviews espousing viewpoints ranging from the cultural and the political to the professional and the social. This new edition contains a collection of definitions and brief case studies on topics that today's citizen designers must consider, including new essays on social innovation, individual advocacy, group strategies, and living as an ethical designer. Edited by two prominent advocates of socially responsible design, this innovative reference responds to the tough questions today's designers continue to ask themselves, such as: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can a designer affect social or political change?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan design become more than just a service to clients?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt what point does a designer have to take responsibility for the client's actions?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen should a designer take a stand?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Readers will find dozens of captivating insights and opinions on such important issues as reality branding, game design and school violence, advertising and exploitation, design as an environmental driving force, and much more. This candid guide encourages designers to carefully research their clients; become alert about corporate, political, and social developments; and design responsible products. \u003ci\u003eCitizen Designer\u003c\/i\u003e, Second Edition, includes insights on such contemporary topics as advertising of harmful products, branding to minors, and violence and game design. Readers are presented with an enticing mix of opinions in an appealing format that juxtaposes essays, interviews, and countless illustrations of \"design citizenship.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Allworth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621536406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d","brand":"Steven Heller, V\u0026#233;ronique Vienne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43140535451829,"sku":"9781621536406","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b3592c0e-152a-4d33-889e-bb8b4f10ca1f.jpg?v=1695700954","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/citizen-designer-perspectives-on-design-responsibility-9781621536406","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}