Social Responsibility Movement

Participants of the Social responsibility movement urge the graphic-design community to confront the adverse societal and environmental consequences of our rampant consumer culture. In 1964 created and published Ken Garland a manifesto named “First Things First,” which was updated to a newer version twenty-five years later and published in numerous magazines and journals internationally including of course Adbuster Magazine. The “First Things First Manifesto 2000,” was initially signed by thirty-three influential designers, brought still talked about controversial issues to the forefront of design discourse. See Refashioned, fashion activism from 1999s and up to the fashion revolution

Recommended the Refashioned Series

• Refashioned, cutting edge clothing from upcycled materials. Part One
• Refashioned, cutting edge of design in the sustainable era. Part Two
• Refashioned, fashion activism from the 1999s and up to the Fashion Revolution. Part Three
• Refashioned a part of the fashion revolution. Part Four

Recommended websites

• Design is history First Thing First
• Adbuster Media Foundation