Designing For Social Change: Strategies for Community-Based Graphic Design - Couverture souple

Shea, Andrew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1616890479 ISBN 13 : 9781616890476

Editeur : Princeton Architectural Press, 2012

Synopsis

This newest title in the design briefs series is a compact, hands-on guide for graphic design professionals who want to start helping communities and effectuating social change in the world. Author Andrew Shea presents ten strategies for successful community engagement, grounding each one in two real world case studies. The twenty projects featured in the book are by both design professionals and students and range from creating a map of services for the homeless community in Santa Monica, helping Chicago's Humboldt Park community by designing a website where donors can buy essential items for community members, to encouraging LA's Latina community to go for an annual PAP exam in an attempt to prevent cervical cancer through carefully designed posters, murals, and other material. Designing for Social Change is both an inspiration and a how-to book that encourages graphic designers everywhere to go out and do good with their work, providing them with the tools to complete successful projects in their communities.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Andrew Shea is a graphic designer and writer. He earned his MFA in graphic design from Maryland Institute College of Art, where he advised undergraduate design students who worked with community organizations. Shea has also taught graphic design classes at MICA, Fordham University, and Parsons The New School for Design and his writing has appeared in several online publications, including Design Observer, Designer's Review of Books, and Core77.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Some call it design for the greater good. Others call it social design. Whatever you call it, it's clear that an altruistic impulse is on the rise in the design community. Our latest Design Brief, Designing for Social Change, is a compact, hands-on primer for graphic designers who want to use their unique problem-solving skills to help others. Author Andrew Shea presents ten proven design strategies for working effectively with community organizations. These strategies can frame the design challenge and create a checklist to keep a project on track. Twenty inspiring case studies illustrate how design professionals and students approach unique challenges when working on a social agenda. Case studies range from creating a map of services for the homeless community in Santa Monica to helping a poor neighborhood in Chicago by designing a donation website to raising awareness about home safety hazards among parents in Baltimore. Designing for Social Change provides design educators a valuable teaching resource and designers an essential set of tools to use in their practice.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Princeton Architectural Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1616890479
• ISBN 13: 9781616890476
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Lupton Ellen
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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