Comments on: How ethical are your design practices? http://www.davidairey.com/how-ethical-are-your-design-practices/ David is a graphic designer passionate about brand identity. Here's his portfolio and a wonderful community of 100K+ designers subscribed to his blog. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:16:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Otto Di Sotto http://www.davidairey.com/how-ethical-are-your-design-practices/comment-page-1/#comment-145776 Otto Di Sotto Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:57:07 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/how-ethical-are-your-design-practices/#comment-145776 Hey David, will be having a read of that shortly :) Thanks so much for the vast amount of fascinating information you share with everyone on your website. Great stuff! ;) O Hey David, will be having a read of that shortly :)
Thanks so much for the vast amount of fascinating information you share with everyone on your website. Great stuff! ;) O

]]> By: David Airey http://www.davidairey.com/how-ethical-are-your-design-practices/comment-page-1/#comment-145764 David Airey Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:11:25 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/how-ethical-are-your-design-practices/#comment-145764 Hello Otto, I've just published <a href="http://www.davidairey.com/the-coca-cola-conspiracy/" rel="nofollow">a new post on ethics</a> that might hold one or two useful resources. The comments are a worthy read. Good luck with your dissertation. Hello Otto, I’ve just published a new post on ethics that might hold one or two useful resources. The comments are a worthy read. Good luck with your dissertation.

]]> By: Otto Di Sotto http://www.davidairey.com/how-ethical-are-your-design-practices/comment-page-1/#comment-145710 Otto Di Sotto Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:10:31 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/how-ethical-are-your-design-practices/#comment-145710 Hello everyone, Great to see all this feedback and especially thankful to David for starting this interesting topic. I'm currently studying graphic design and I've chosen ethical design as my dissertation topic. I'm in the process of collating information and would really appreciate some direction as where to find great inspiring works. I just finished reading David Berman's Do Good Design and it was fascinating with a great insight into the topic, I highly recommend it. As part of my research I plan to interview certain local design agencies to question them on their ethical practice (if any), hopefully answering some questions I have regarding my dissertation. There is some great stuff posted here and I would love to hear from anyone that could help me further. Thanks to all, O. Hello everyone,
Great to see all this feedback and especially thankful to David for starting this interesting topic. I’m currently studying graphic design and I’ve chosen ethical design as my dissertation topic. I’m in the process of collating information and would really appreciate some direction as where to find great inspiring works.
I just finished reading David Berman’s Do Good Design and it was fascinating with a great insight into the topic, I highly recommend it. As part of my research I plan to interview certain local design agencies to question them on their ethical practice (if any), hopefully answering some questions I have regarding my dissertation.

There is some great stuff posted here and I would love to hear from anyone that could help me further.

Thanks to all,
O.

]]> By: lee newham http://www.davidairey.com/how-ethical-are-your-design-practices/comment-page-1/#comment-132637 lee newham Sat, 11 Sep 2010 15:18:45 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/how-ethical-are-your-design-practices/#comment-132637 Since this article was posted my opinion has changed somewhat! Having worked for Fairtrade companies and smaller firms, I believe design has a chance to make a difference. We need to push clients to become more sustainable and more ethical. Only be being part of the process can we effect change. I work with clients that I believe in and devote studio time to help various campaigns and local businesses. Things have changed in 3 years. Global warming (which I have always seen as fact) is now regarded as a real danger to society and is being acted upon by business. By helping small businesses, by helping local firms, by helping ethical and sustainable businesses you are making a difference. For good. Since this article was posted my opinion has changed somewhat!

Having worked for Fairtrade companies and smaller firms, I believe design has a chance to make a difference. We need to push clients to become more sustainable and more ethical. Only be being part of the process can we effect change. I work with clients that I believe in and devote studio time to help various campaigns and local businesses.

Things have changed in 3 years. Global warming (which I have always seen as fact) is now regarded as a real danger to society and is being acted upon by business.

By helping small businesses, by helping local firms, by helping ethical and sustainable businesses you are making a difference. For good.

]]> By: Barbara. Lyngarkos http://www.davidairey.com/how-ethical-are-your-design-practices/comment-page-1/#comment-130892 Barbara. Lyngarkos Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:32:48 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/how-ethical-are-your-design-practices/#comment-130892 I am researching the ethical considerations which should be considered when designing a website for products that might not be appropriate for young children, considering that young children may access the site. My specific product is adult diapers... Anyone have any insight? I am researching the ethical considerations which should be considered when designing a website for products that might not be appropriate for young children, considering that young children may access the site. My specific product is adult diapers… Anyone have any insight?

]]> By: M Cannon http://www.davidairey.com/how-ethical-are-your-design-practices/comment-page-1/#comment-128708 M Cannon Sun, 18 Apr 2010 14:34:20 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/how-ethical-are-your-design-practices/#comment-128708 A photographer had several main clients bought by his largest of all, and that client's bureaucratic tendencies lead it to leave the photographer for a photography business who could give them more for less. as a result of his dedication to this large client, the photographer's life was turned up-side down. What if you were the replacement photographer? your competition is a person too. Do your ends fall above the welfare of another, to the extent that they could fall into poverty? interested in any opinion, feel free to email me. M. A photographer had several main clients bought by his largest of all, and that client’s bureaucratic tendencies lead it to leave the photographer for a photography business who could give them more for less. as a result of his dedication to this large client, the photographer’s life was turned up-side down.

What if you were the replacement photographer?

your competition is a person too. Do your ends fall above the welfare of another, to the extent that they could fall into poverty?

interested in any opinion, feel free to email me.

M.

]]> By: David Airey http://www.davidairey.com/how-ethical-are-your-design-practices/comment-page-1/#comment-128707 David Airey Sun, 18 Apr 2010 10:05:05 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/how-ethical-are-your-design-practices/#comment-128707 Good luck with the essay, Mericia. Good luck with the essay, Mericia.

]]> By: Mericia Stoltz http://www.davidairey.com/how-ethical-are-your-design-practices/comment-page-1/#comment-128686 Mericia Stoltz Sat, 17 Apr 2010 02:58:25 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/how-ethical-are-your-design-practices/#comment-128686 As a third year student having to write an essay on this exact topic it is very encouraging to see that the field that I am about to enter in has a moral sense that is uncompromising. It is great! Knowing that it is inevitable that I someday will be faced with an ethical issue it is great knowing that I wouldn't have been the first to say no to a client. As a third year student having to write an essay on this exact topic it is very encouraging to see that the field that I am about to enter in has a moral sense that is uncompromising. It is great!

Knowing that it is inevitable that I someday will be faced with an ethical issue it is great knowing that I wouldn’t have been the first to say no to a client.

]]> By: David Airey http://www.davidairey.com/how-ethical-are-your-design-practices/comment-page-1/#comment-112943 David Airey Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:39:35 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/how-ethical-are-your-design-practices/#comment-112943 You're very welcome, Stephen. I guess I'm fortunate that I've not been tested to point of saying no for ethical reasons. My clients are fairly 'straight down the middle' in that respect. You’re very welcome, Stephen. I guess I’m fortunate that I’ve not been tested to point of saying no for ethical reasons. My clients are fairly ‘straight down the middle’ in that respect.

]]> By: Stephen Lee Ogden http://www.davidairey.com/how-ethical-are-your-design-practices/comment-page-1/#comment-112942 Stephen Lee Ogden Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:33:15 +0000 http://www.davidairey.com/how-ethical-are-your-design-practices/#comment-112942 Great feed of information here. I've been designing professionally for 4 years now and have turned down 2 projects in the tobacco industry (Herbal Cigs and a Hooka company) and 3 distilled alcohol projects. Most of you agree that tobacco is a no no. And if not for personal objection, you realize future clients would likely not want their work displayed alongside a tobacco product. For my own personal beliefs, alcohol falls in this same category. I personally live a sober life and can't devote myself to a product I would not consume. The times in my life when I have crossed my own moral, ethical boundaries ... I've paid for it with regret and self-loathing. To do that professionally would be a depressing existence. And I hope to never compromise to increase my income. The love of money is the root of all sorts of evil. I completely disagree with the idea that young designers should build their portfolio's doing work they may or may not agree with. Past work is bait for new work. Why would I display work I didn't want to do again? Thanks David Great feed of information here.

I’ve been designing professionally for 4 years now and have turned down 2 projects in the tobacco industry (Herbal Cigs and a Hooka company) and 3 distilled alcohol projects. Most of you agree that tobacco is a no no. And if not for personal objection, you realize future clients would likely not want their work displayed alongside a tobacco product. For my own personal beliefs, alcohol falls in this same category. I personally live a sober life and can’t devote myself to a product I would not consume.

The times in my life when I have crossed my own moral, ethical boundaries … I’ve paid for it with regret and self-loathing. To do that professionally would be a depressing existence. And I hope to never compromise to increase my income. The love of money is the root of all sorts of evil.

I completely disagree with the idea that young designers should build their portfolio’s doing work they may or may not agree with. Past work is bait for new work. Why would I display work I didn’t want to do again?

Thanks David

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