Comments on: finding a job in sustainable design or a role in design activism http://designactivism.net/archives/225 reflections on the role of design as activism Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:20:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Andrew Nawroski http://designactivism.net/archives/225#comment-2590 Andrew Nawroski Sat, 13 Nov 2010 19:54:40 +0000 http://designactivism.net/archives/225#comment-2590 If the design is ethical it therefore becomes sustainable, if it to be activist then it brings about change, 'making it an activist statement'. Within design it is difficult for the designer to do this - but easy for the artist who works with change and is not a designer but a creator. Is the designer trying to be the artist here, or blindly trying to be a thorn inside the artist or potentially an anarchist. If the design is ethical it therefore becomes sustainable, if it to be activist then it brings about change, ‘making it an activist statement’.
Within design it is difficult for the designer to do this – but easy for the artist who works with change and is not a designer but a creator.
Is the designer trying to be the artist here, or blindly trying to be a thorn inside the artist or potentially an anarchist.

]]> By: Ann Thorpe http://designactivism.net/archives/225#comment-2200 Ann Thorpe Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:09:41 +0000 http://designactivism.net/archives/225#comment-2200 Hi Per, yes, it's a good idea to mention that designers can start their own organizations, either on their own or with others. Obviously this entails risk and it is not an easy path--indeed it requires a well focused plan (as much or more so than a business)--but it can be transformative. [don't you already have a development office in Sweden?!] I guess another path I didn't mention was the academic one. Designers can continue on an academic path and take up teaching and research which generally allows for a much wider range of exploration, project work and educational activities. thanks for you comments, Ann Hi Per,
yes, it’s a good idea to mention that designers can start their own organizations, either on their own or with others. Obviously this entails risk and it is not an easy path–indeed it requires a well focused plan (as much or more so than a business)–but it can be transformative. [don't you already have a development office in Sweden?!]

I guess another path I didn’t mention was the academic one. Designers can continue on an academic path and take up teaching and research which generally allows for a much wider range of exploration, project work and educational activities.

thanks for you comments,
Ann

]]> By: Per Östling http://designactivism.net/archives/225#comment-2197 Per Östling Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:46:01 +0000 http://designactivism.net/archives/225#comment-2197 Well......we could start a Development Office project together an by doing so you can give up to 10 people times x...a positive answer on the question..:-) BR Per Östling Well……we could start a Development Office project together an by doing so you can give up to 10 people times x…a positive answer on the question..:-)
BR
Per Östling

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