Tuesday 12 November 2013

COP2 OUGD501

Ten Footnotes to a Manifesto- a critical analysis of First things First Manifesto

The footnotes:
1.
The first things first Manifesto 2000

'for its obsession with the production of inconsequential commercial work and suggested instead an emphasis on more worthy projects of benefit to humanity.'

Graphic design suggests to be invaluable as more graphic designers are designing purely for commercial products rather then projects that could have more of an impact but on a smaller scale

'the references and sharpening the argument but otherwise leaving the spirit intact, and it was circulated by Lasn, Dixon and Emigre's Rudy Vanderlans to an international group of designers, many of whom signed it.'

Re-written where more designers became aware and agreed with these finalised thoughts that they signed the Manifesto

'the revamped manifesto was receded by a historical overview of thoughtfully captioned political osiers and other cause related graphics. These in turn were contrasted with examples of contemporary commercial work, including packing for the Gillette Mach 3 razor

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