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Archive for the 'design ethics' Category

  • Visual Media Storytellers (Monday, July 30th, 2007)
  • The Non-Neutrality of White (Thursday, April 26th, 2007)


    • Visual Media Storytellers

     Monday, July 30th, 2007

    Designers have an obligation to the cultures they serve and create. The symbols that we portray are affected not only by the connotations the viewer already had about them, but also by the context in which those symbols are presented. How do we take throw-away symbols and make them into cultural stories?

    Posted in design ethics, narrative, visual media | No Comments »

    The Non-Neutrality of White

     Thursday, April 26th, 2007

    Although White people are thought of as standard or neutral in visual design, there really is no such things as a neutral person. Visual designers need to thoughtfully consider their use of ethnicity in design.

    Posted in visual design, design philosophy, design ethics | 2 Comments »

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