Tuesday, March 17, 2009

My world of Design

I spent most of my life trying to find myself, and trying to find something that I was good at. As luck would have it, it would take a second try at college, and a random chance meeting to discover that graphic design might just be for me. 2 months after I entered the world of Keiser University, I've found myself exploring the world around me in a light I had never seen before. Text, and fonts, and colors, and designs, all made by famous and infamous alike. People spent countless hours and days to create what drives others to buy and to want. Graphic Design plays such an intricate roll in the everyday lives of Americans, as well as the world. To be able to not only just see these strategies play out in front of my eyes, but to also be able to judge and critique these works, I feel I am an informed citizen. I am a citizen with the power to not fall prey to propaganda. A citizen who may one day make the propaganda.

1 comment:

  1. Propaganda? Commercialism? Egads? So as designer's do we have ethics? Are there client's we should never help because we disagree with their core beliefs? Can we use design to influence our world and change human behavior?

    Just some thoughts to consider. Yes we have to earn a living, but do we have to sell our souls in order to do it?

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