First things First 2000 - A Manifesto For Design

After Speaking about this manifesto in Critical Studies and now it being mentioned in studio sessions i am now going to try and question what it is saying and it is already starting to make me think about my design ethics and my stance in Graphic Design. It makes me think about what i would and would not design.

What is my price ?
In other words, what do i value? and where are my priorities?
For example, would i create designs for a brand of cigarettes, knowing full well that they cause cancer and kill people? I have to start asking questions like, "If i dont design them someone else will" .... does this mean i should do it. Other questions such as "should designers actually do commercial work?" and create things like packaging for dog food for example. Is it the case of, yes, we should design dog food packaging but make sure we do a good job and make it really interesting and innovative, s someones got do it so it may aswell look good. Or is it a case of no, designing dog food packaging is a waste of a designers time and skills. I will have a weekly post on this manifesto and i will ask myself these questions and answer as best as i can. The manifesto is below.