OK I thought it was good timing to load up some more vital things and names you need to put in the Bachelor of Arts bank.'first things first' This is an important historical design document, the original is from 1964 - a manifesto originated by Ken Garland - please read it and research its intentions and its signatories - see the original 1963 version above (it will enlarge ) and then the 2000 later newly signed one here http://www.emigre.com/EMag.php?issue=52 at Emigre magazine where there was a lot of 'reader' debate at the time.
One of my academia heroes is Sheila Levrant de Bretteville Professor of Graphics at YALE University in America. She teaches intelligent and socially aware' design and has a healthy non compliance to purely Corporate or Commercial requirements - a design outlook that is in her words 'more egalitarian and participatory' she signed the updated 2000 manifesto document as did many others such as Simon Esterson Vince Frost Milton Glaser Jessica Helfland Rick Poyner Jonathan Barnbrook and Teal Triggs a highly respected UK academic and designer - look at these writers and designers - their ethos and design backgrounds - there is some info on De Bretteville here and Ken Garland here
Steven Heller's brilliant new book on Propaganda Graphics is available to order and view his website here http://www.hellerbooks.com/
Top Design Writer Jessica Helfland ( buy her books )Here is her film on some excellent Journals http://www.moleskine.com/events/jessica_helfand.php
The inspiring Jessica Helfland
