Designing For Social Change: Strategies for Community-Based Graphic Design (Design Briefs)

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Review "A compact compendium for graphic designers looking to expand their practice with more community-based design projects." -- Core77"Designers who want their work to improve their community and create social impact will benefit from reading the case studies in Designing for Social Change.... Written for creatives, teachers, and organizations, author Andrew Shea also addresses project-funding ideas in this colorful and concise guide." -- Communication Arts"An inspiring collection of projects that prove graphic design isn't all corporate logos and glossy page layouts." -- Fast Company"An insightful guidebook and designer's co-pilot containing a compilation of case studies that illustrate project concepts, funding resources, processes, strategies, and outcomes. It is a go-to resource for any designer interested or engaged in community-based work" - The Designer's Review of Books Read more From the Back Cover 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. The latest addition to our Design Briefs series, 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 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 case studies illustrate how design professionals and students approach unique challenges when working on a social agenda. This essential guide provides design educators with a valuable teaching resource and professionals with a set of tools to use in their practice. A chapter on grassroots funding solutions can aid designers as they take on their own projects. Read more About the Author Andrew Shea is a graphic designer and writer. He has taught graphic design at Maryland Institute College of Art, Fordham University, and Parsons The New School for Design, and his writing has appeared on Design Observer, Designer's Review of Books, and Core77. Read more

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Andrew Shea has created a compelling collection of case studies where individuals and/or groups used design as a means of community change. His examples are varied and unique and his narrative is clear and concise. He weaves each example with crisp prose, lots of pictures, and a provocative layout. Even the paper on which the book is printed is easy to thumb through! Most importantly, by using such a range of actual examples of how community change and design should work together, he inspires others to put these principles into practice. This is a must read for anyone who wants to change the ways their community approaches societal challenges and who wants to do so in fresh ways. You will be drawn into each example with hope and lots of ideas. Be prepared for curious and unexpected projects to emerge in your neighborhood after you have let the ideas from this book sink in. Kudos, Mr. Shea for an inaugural work that is insightful and well-researched. I hope we get to read more from you!

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