Wednesday, November 10, 2010

The Graphic Designer and Ethics Part 1

Ethics deal with what is the proper course of action for man. It is the study of right and wrong in human endeavors and is the method by which we categorize our values and pursue them.

Tibor Kalman (July 6, 1949–May 2, 1999) was an influential American graphic designer of well-known for his work as editor-in-chief of Colours magazine. Colours was a magazine that focused on issues such as racism, sexism, aids and religion. He made a large influential impact over the way designers think and how they define their roles in culture and society. For a decade he was the design profession’s moral compass and its most fervent provocateur.


"Design is just a language and the real issue is what you use that language to do"
- Tibor Kalma

http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/medalist-tiborkalman


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