Friday 12 January 2018

Steven McCarthy - Essay - Designer-Authored Histories: Goldstein Museum of Design

Supports the concept of the graphic author

'The idea that graphic designers could, and would, create their own histories through their writing, designing, and publishing can be found throughout the twentieth century. Whether documentary, reflective, expressive, critical, self-promotional, comparative, or visionary, designers have harnessed the means of production to state their views in print—a concept and a practice that parallels most of the discipline’s growth and maturity.'

Advance ideas through authorship

 it was not until the early to mid-1990s that formal theories about design authorship emerged.

'Among the tenets posited by design authorship’s framers were redefining the design process, opening new avenues for collaboration, building stronger relationships between visual form and literal content, expanding the space for personal expression, creating a greater level of social and political engagement, and finding more opportunities for entrepreneurial ventures.'

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