What is the main argument of the article?
Graphic design aims to be activist however, commercial design culture means this activist approach is not always executed by the graphic designer. Although some visual interventions may be interpreted as activist. There are two types of activism informative and persuasive as strategies.
What is the main theoretical framework for the article?
Design activism and social theory (reflection of social change).
What types of design do they critique?
Advertising as the framework is analysed against campaigns.
What might you as a designer take from this?
Graphic design should refocus its qualities as informative practice to solve problems and open new possibilities. How can the design allow an audience to take something away rather than just absorb it.
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