A handful of quotes have been extracted from the text, Being Good, first published in Eye no. 63 vol. 16 2007 and can now be read on the Eye Magazine website. When reading the a number of opinions raised coincided with those of the previous texts researched at this stage of the project.
Quotes:
'When ‘ethics’ and ‘graphic design’ are put in the same sentence, two subjects inevitably come to mind. One is that of production methods – recycled paper and so on. The other is the client. ‘The client’ is shorthand for ‘the client’s message’.'
'The job of graphic design is generally to persuade – so do we have a responsibility to be mindful of what we are persuading people to do or does this role as censor sit uncomfortably alongside tolerance and open mindedness?' - The role of a graphic designer is something to initially be explored. The opinion that a graphic designer's job is to persuade contradicts those who believe graphic designers to be 'communicators', 'problem solvers'. (Dougherty, B. 2006)
'For many designers the property of goodness lies primarily in aesthetics. When a piece of work is deemed ‘good’, really what we mean is either that it is to our taste or that we think it has merit for expressing the zeitgeist or being ground-breaking in some way.' - This is an alternative opinion to what is written by L, Roberts (2006).
'most designers fear that in order to achieve access for all they will have to adhere to creatively restrictive guidelines. So accessible design could result in exclusion of a different kind – aesthetic refinement. Could it be argued then that goodness does not lie in the design outcome alone but that the intention of the designer has some bearing as well?' This supports Dougherty's opinion that designers feel restricted by those of a higher status to them and the materials that are available.
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