Ethics and Design
I wasn't really looking for something along this topic but I recognized the designer and found myself reading his article, "The Art of Being a Hypocrite Designer". This article posed a very interesting moral question as to whether or not a designer should take into account what exactly their design is being used to do. On one hand you don't want to design something used for a terribly immoral purpose but on the other hand not everyone has the luxury of picking and choosing their clients seeing as at the end of the day you have to support yourself somehow.
Another interesting point this article brought up was if a design can even be considered a "good" design if it's purpose is something that is detrimental. The example the article used was the AK47 which has been widely praised for its simple design ease of maintenance but is above all a weapon.
I highly suggest reading this article if you have the time and to also scroll through some of the responses to the article because some of the people who commented made some goods points.
https://medium.com/desk-of-van-schneider/the-art-of-being-a-hypocrite-designer-79ddc3c562a9#.otn3tuk9r
Another interesting point this article brought up was if a design can even be considered a "good" design if it's purpose is something that is detrimental. The example the article used was the AK47 which has been widely praised for its simple design ease of maintenance but is above all a weapon.
I highly suggest reading this article if you have the time and to also scroll through some of the responses to the article because some of the people who commented made some goods points.
https://medium.com/desk-of-van-schneider/the-art-of-being-a-hypocrite-designer-79ddc3c562a9#.otn3tuk9r
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