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Book SynopsisElizabeth Resnick is Professor Emerita of Graphic Design at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, USA.Trade ReviewThis is a powerful and timely survey of the social design territory and its evolution in the past few decades. Resnick provides an insightful overview of the ways in which design is addressing some of the most pressing issues facing us in the 21st century. Essential reading. * Terry Irwin, Head of the School of Design at Carnegie Mellon University, USA *One of the most compelling design compendiums to emerge since the Looking Closer series! Resnick’s selection of essays, both historical and contemporary, offers astute and critical discussions about the transformative potential of socially responsible design. This timely book makes for essential reading for design scholars and practitioners alike. * Fatima Cassim, Co-Editor of Image and Text journal, South Africa *In times when some of the founding values of our society seem in crisis, it is urgent to question the social responsibility of designers. This collection of essays on social design, edited by Elizabeth Resnick, is a good starting point for every designer who sees in their practice a chance to promote social innovation. * Gianni Sinni, Deputy Director of the Design MA at the University of the Republic of San Marino *Elizabeth Resnick’s The Social Design Reader should be on every essential reading list in design schools everywhere. It provides a much-needed common vocabulary to discuss the maturation of design theory and practice over the last 50 years. The ideas in this book will be the catalyst for debate and discussion, dissertations, masters’ projects and research topics, and hopefully the material for a future edition. * Olwen Moseley, Professor of Design Industry Engagement at Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK *In times when 'social design' and 'design for good' have become ubiquitous labels too easily applied at a surface level, The Social Design Reader offers access to seminal readings and a starting point for a shared framework to challenge design's role in effecting change through critically examining foundations, methodologies, ethics, and efficacy. * Ann McDonald, Associate Professor of Design at Northeastern University, USA *A crucial tool for anyone interested in learning more about the topics of [the social design] debate. * Ais/Design Journal (trans. by Bloomsbury) *Table of Contents- Preface / Elizabeth Resnick, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, USA Section 1: Making a Stand: A New Social Agenda for Design - Introduction - Elizabeth Resnick, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, USA - Is Social Design A Thing? - Cameron Tonkinwise, University of Technology Sydney, Australia - Social Design: From Utopia to the Good Society - Victor Margolin, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA - Emigré Culture and the Origins of Social Design - Alison J. Clarke, University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria Section 2: Creating the Future: Defining the Socially Responsible Designer 1964–1999 - Introduction - Elizabeth Resnick, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, USA - First Things First Manifesto - Ken Garland, independent scholar, UK - Here Are Some Things We Must Do - Ken Garland, independent scholar, UK - Edugraphology—The Myths of Design and the Design of Myths - Victor Papanek, formerly University of Kansas, USA - Design As A Socially Significant Activity - Clive Dilnot, independent scholar, USA - Designerly Ways of Knowing - Nigel Cross, Open University, UK - The Future Isn’t What it Used to Be - Victor Papanek, formerly University of Kansas, USA - Commerce or Culture: Industrialization and Design - John Heskett, formerly Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong - Wicked Problems in Design Thinking - Richard Buchanan, Carnegie Mellon University, USA - Good Citizenship: Design as a Social and Political Force - Katherine McCoy, formerly Illinois Institute of Technology, USA - Feminist Perspectives (Design for Society) - Nigel Whitely, independent scholar, UK - There is Such a Thing as Society - Andrew Howard, Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal - Design and Reflexivity - Jan van Toorn, independent scholar, The Netherlands - Design Noir - Anthony Dunne, The New School, USA Section 3: A Sea Change: The Paradigm Shift from Objects to Systems 2000–2020 - Introduction - Elizabeth Resnick, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, USA - First Things First Manifesto 2000 - Kalle Lasn, Adbusters, Canada - A “Social Model” of Design: Issues of Practice and Research - Victor Margolin, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA and Sylvia Margolin, independent scholar, USA - The Dematerialization of Design - Jorge Frascara, University of Alberta, Canada - Why Being "Less Bad" Is No Good (Cradle to Cradle) - William McDonough, World Economic Forum, Switzerland and Michael Braungart, Environmental Protection Encouragement Agency, Germany - Clothes That Connect - Kate Fletcher, University of the Arts London, UK - Design's Role in Sustainable Consumption - Ann Thorpe, independent scholar, UK - Transformative Services and Transformation Design - Daniela Sangiorgi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy - Rethinking Design Thinking, Part I - Lucy Kimbell, University of the Arts London, UK - Rethinking Design Thinking, Part 2 - Lucy Kimbell, University of the Arts London, UK - Design Things and Design Thinking: Contemporary Participatory Design Challenges - Erling Bjögvinsson, Gothernburg University, Sweden, Pelle Ehn, Malmö University, Sweden and Per-Anders Hillgren, Malmö University, Sweden - From Design Culture to Design Activism - Guy Julier, University of Brighton, UK - Decolonizing Design Innovation – Elizabeth Tunstall, Ontario College of Art and Design University, Canada - Social Design and Neocolonialism - Cinnamon Janzer, independent scholar, USA and Lauren Weinstein, Australian Centre for Social Innovation, Australia - Futuristic Gizmos, Conservative Ideals: On Speculative Anachronistic Design - Luiza Prado de O. Martins, A Parede, Germany and Pedro Vieira de Oliveira, A Parede, Germany - Privilege and Oppression: Towards a Feminist Speculative Design - Luiza Prado de O. Martins, A Parede, Germany - Is Sustainable Innovation an Oxymoron? - Elizabeth B-N Sanders, MakeTools, UK - Social innovation and design: Enabling, replicating and synergizing - Ezio Manzini, DESIS Network, Italy - Global Methods, Local Designs - Ahmed Ansari, Carnegie Mellon University, USA - The Emerging Transition Design Approach - Terry Irwin, Carnegie Mellon University, USA - Contributors bios - Further reading - Index

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Book SynopsisWinner of the British Cartographic Society Award 2021Winner of the John C Bartholomew Award for Thematic Mapping 2021Winner of the Stanfords Award for Printed Mapping 2021Discover the hidden patterns in human society as you have never seen them before - through the world of dataIn Atlas of the Invisible, award-winning geographer-designer team James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti redefine what an atlas can be. Transforming enormous data sets into rich maps and cutting-edge vizualisations, they uncover truths about our past, reflect who we are today, and highlight what we face in the years ahead. With their joyfully inquisitive approach, Cheshire and Uberti explore happiness and anxiety levels around the globe; they trace the undersea cables and cell towers that connect us; they examine hidden scars of geopolitics; and illustrate how a warming planet affects everything from hurricanes to the hajj. Years in the making, Atlas of the Invisible invites readers to marvel at the promise and peril of data, and to revel in the secrets and contours of a newly visible world.Trade ReviewGeographer James Cheshire and designer Oliver Uberti redefine what an atlas can be * Guardian *A stone cold act of genius -- Dan SnowFantastic . . . a magical combo of art and graphic gut-punch -- Dave EggersImagine Morpheus explaining The Matrix to you - but he's also a brilliant graphic designer -- Minh Lê, author of LIFTAn endlessly fascinating array of insight and analysis -- Mark Reynolds * Traveller Magazine *Demography and graphic design meet in an extraordinarily revealing book -- Starred review * Kirkus *Mind-blowing maps that harness the power of data to tell us something about ourselves and our planet -- Hannah FrySpectacular and truly Humboldtian -- Andrea Wulf, author of THE INVENTION OF NATUREA cartographer's dream, and often revelatory * Chicago Tribune *Atlas of the Invisible erupts with a kind of rigorous wonder... A strange and startling masterpiece -- Matthew Spektor, author of AMERICAN DREAM MACHINEAn absolute visual delight -- Manuel Lima, author of VISUAL COMPLEXITYIf you're into #dataviz, you *need* to have this one -- Alberto Cairo, author of THE FUNCTIONAL ARTA masterful example of the power of visual storytelling to reveal [...] meaning and knowledge otherwise hidden from view -- Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, author of ZOOBIQUITYAn invaluable resource... It represents a critical new way of seeing and understanding * Print *

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