Design holds a lot more power than many people realise. In today's society advertising design is frequently used as a means to control consumer's buying habits, whether the commodity is truly what they need, or if in fact design has used techniques to create this need. In a lot of ways design is like a super power. And so I put forward to you, design like it's your super power. Are you going to use it for bad or for good? Are you going to use your skills to cater purely for financial gain? or are you going to consider the impacts your design will have on the future? For me the first option is not an option, but there will always be designer's out there who are too far indulged with the power design has taken on over the last century. Let's see how the designer's who consider the future for society, end up affecting the designer's who use their powers for bad. |