Filed under errors, ethics, fact checking, History, information, Internet, Research, responsibility by Speider Schneider
I recently added to my top ten most embarrassing moments of my professional life. No, I won’t be listing the top ten but this one was extremely disturbing because it affected a lot of people and basically went unnoticed and pushed out the truth and replaced if with a falsehood that had become the truth. [...]
Continue Reading "A web of lies"Filed under 9/11, Design, editorial, ethics, opinion by Speider Schneider
[Editor's note: As we approach the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks that took place on 9/11/2001 in New York City and Washington, DC, and the failed attack that resulted in a plane crash in Pennsylvania, we feel that it's worth discussing the role designers have in relation to companies attempting to profit from tragedies [...]
Continue Reading "9/11: The designer’s dilemma"Filed under Clients, Design Process, ethics, humanity, Technology, Web Design by AndrewOwl
“ … One of the roles of design is to bring humanity, intelligence and beauty to the world of business, and indeed to everyday life.” – Michael Beirut Is design losing its humanity? No one would suggest that computers are as adept as talented humans at creating innovative designs?—?yet?—?but technology has been making a significant [...]
Continue Reading "Rediscovering humanity in design"Filed under branding, Business, ethical, ethics, Personal by David Airey
Where’s the line between a focus on your career and the impact of your work on society at large?
Continue Reading "“The Coca-Cola Conspiracy” and ethical design"Filed under Business, ethics, Personal by David Airey
Here are ten basic character traits that I remind myself of now and again, believing that if they can be adopted, the path I create will be much smoother than most.
Continue Reading "Let respect follow your actions, not a wish for respect"