Designing for Social Change
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This is exactly why i'm torn on the subject. For what you and Vaxorcist said. I feel like the majority of design students (and some professionals) are being poached into the 'social change' movement before they have a chance to get a leg up in a shark-eat-shark industry. Todays grads don't need to volunteer their time and ability after they graduate. They need jobs so they can start paying off their massive student loan debts.
I think altruism is good. I think taking a positive moral stance in this world is good. I think that applying critical thinking to social and humanitarian issues is good too. However, I am just extremely skeptical and cynical that graphic design as a discipline is the proper vehicle to address social change. It seems very presumptuous to think that graphic designers are better equipped to solve basic (and complex) humanitarian and social issues. Most of the issues go well beyond a graphic designers ability to simply 'solve the problem', which is why i think the movement itself is rather disingenuous.
- mostly agree... also I do think that industry-experienced mid-career designers can do great social change workvaxorcist