March 2011 – Design Altruism Project

Ethics 101 for Graphic Designers

Ed. note. This piece recently appeared as 21st Century Ethics for Graphic Designers in Sophie Krier’s anthology I Don’t Know Where I’m Going But I Want To Be There published in December 2010 by BIS
David Stairs
What does it mean to be a citizen designer anyway?… Continue Reading →

March 31, 2011 4

A Few Questions about “The Base of the Pyramid Population”

Wes Janz
This piece was recently presented at a workshop at Ball State University —Ed.

I. Whose vantage point is privileged when we speak of “the base of the pyramid”? Whose construction of “base” and “pyramid” are we talking about?… Continue Reading →

March 17, 2011 1

Obi-Wan Kenobi on Tatooine

David Stairs

I never thought I’d get so old that I’d begin to sound like Andy Rooney. What is he, about 95? But I realize now that the infernal buzzing of human electronic communications media has me longing for the quietude Obi-Wan enjoyed in his adobe hut on Tatooine…. Continue Reading →

March 2, 2011 3

Month March 2011

Ethics 101 for Graphic Designers

A Few Questions about “The Base of the Pyramid Population”

Obi-Wan Kenobi on Tatooine