Graphic Design for the Real World?: Visual communication’s potential in design activism and design for social change

Abstract This article examines graphic design’s role within design activism. It outlines design activism in general and its relation to commercial design culture in a consumerist economy. Thereafter it discusses persuasive tendencies in graphic design and questions if its current contribution to des...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sofie Beier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Intellect 2015-09-01
Series:Artifact
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Online Access:https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.14434/artifact.v3i4.12974/art.3.4.11.1_1