Discussion on how Graphic Designers influenced social change from history to the present.

Sources:

https://www.whatdesigncando.com

https://www.fastcompany.com/90526283/why-visual-design-has-never-been-more-important-for-educating-the-masses

https://medium.com/nyc-design/how-to-design-for-social-change-571a18e70bf5

https://undergraduate-blog.williamwoods.edu/2018/03/29/bachelors-in-graphic-design-social-change/

https://www.aiga.org/designing-for-social-change-stumbles-to-strategies

Judge a Book By Its Cover is produced and edited by Sara, Chase, and Hailey. The podcast centers around various discussion topics such as, what makes an effective book cover, authors and designers and their roles regarding the creation and publication process, as well as trends within the industry and how future technologies or processes affect or will affect the evolution of book covers as well as designers themselves.

Links

https://99designs.com/blog/trends/book-cover-design-trends/

https://www.grapheine.com/en/history-of-graphic-design/history-of-book-covers-1

https://writersedit.com/fiction-writing/writers-reality-book-covers/

https://buzbooks.com/the-importance-of-book-cover-design/

https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-decline-and-fall-of-the-book-cover

https://www.thebookdesigner.com/2014/06/book-cover-success-and-failure-explained/

Criticism is essential when it comes to design because it gives the artist the ability to reach their full potential and improve their skills.

https://designobserver.com/feature/criticism_love/38310

https://www.widewalls.ch/magazine/what-is-the-purpose-of-art-criticism

https://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/the-importance-of-critique-art

https://designobserver.com/feature/why-write-about-graphic-design/34358

https://edtechbooks.org/id/design_critique

In this episode Morgan, Thom, and Lauren discuss problematic artists/designers such as Pablo Picasso, Herbert Bayer, and Alfred Stieglitz as well as their impact on art history and culture. This episode also covers if it is possible to separate the art from the artist and how cancel culture applies to historical figures.

On this episode of Design&, Katy, Noah, and Chloe look into design’s history by talking about two practices of design that have been forgotten including neon signs and war paint.

Sources:

1. David Hutson quote

https://www.route66news.com/2017/07/24/man-behind-many-route-66-neon-sign-restorations/

2. Link to Christoph Ribbat's book Flickering Light: A History of Neon

https://books.google.com/books/about/Flickering_Light.html?id=HSajHyr8Oq4C&source=kp_book_description

3. Richard Parry quote

https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/8986/tracing-the-illuminating-history-of-neon

1. The Evolution of Tatau and Ta Moko: Pacific and Maori Tattooing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYhIWkaEsVg

In this podcast, we will discuss the role graphic designers play in the creation of social media platforms and why their role is so important, going into detail on the strategies graphic designers employ to keep social media users interested and giving personal opinions of how these strategies and social media in general have affected our lives today.

- https://thenetmencorp.com/2017/01/how-does-a-graphic-designer-play-a-role-in-social-networks/

- https://www.graphicdesigndegreehub.com/faq/how-does-social-media-affect-a-graphic-designer/#:~:text=Graphic%20designers%20play%20a%20large%20role%20in%20social,a%20role%20in%20maintaining%20a%20site%E2%80%99s%20user%20experience.

- https://study.com/articles/social_media_designer_job_description_salary.html

- Wireframe Podcast: Is Good Design Good For You?

- 99% Invisible Podcast with Michael Bierut

- https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/02/technology/personaltech/apple-music-is-strong-on-design-weak-on-social-networking.html

In this episode, Anna Simpson, Maddy Winters, and Maya Shelby discuss the role graphic design has played in the past and present of the music industry as well as commentary on where graphic design will take the industry in the future.

In this episode we explore the past, talk about the present, and speculate the future of logos and their identities.

In this episode, Blake, Ma’Kiya, and Cassie compare graphic design history across cultures and discuss technological, political, and social influences on global art movements.

In this podcast, we discuss what is graphic design, what do graphic designers do, a few examples of bad design, and how we are still needed as designers today.