COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
Empathy: A Driving Force in Graphic Design
Creator:
Torres, Carla Paola
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Graphic Design
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Graphic Design
Rights:
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Abstract:
There is an emerging approach to social design focusing on empathy as a driving force for
inspiration, action, and behavior modification. This thesis will discuss the notion of
empathy as a necessary design value, arguing that its presence establishes an important
dialogue within the new design community, which will hopefully shape the future of our
world. This thesis demonstrates the act of caring in a natural way without the expectation
of anything in return. It is an approach to a new perspective on social design focusing on
empathy as a driving force in the field of graphic design. The user experience of the visual
thesis introduces empathy as a value system with its own free will. This thesis discovers
the notion of empathy as a necessary design value, and it establishes a dialogue through its
action as it extends to the community. After all, design exists in part because it has the
ability to create valuable, compelling, and empowering information and experiences, while
communicating to the public.
inspiration, action, and behavior modification. This thesis will discuss the notion of
empathy as a necessary design value, arguing that its presence establishes an important
dialogue within the new design community, which will hopefully shape the future of our
world. This thesis demonstrates the act of caring in a natural way without the expectation
of anything in return. It is an approach to a new perspective on social design focusing on
empathy as a driving force in the field of graphic design. The user experience of the visual
thesis introduces empathy as a value system with its own free will. This thesis discovers
the notion of empathy as a necessary design value, and it establishes a dialogue through its
action as it extends to the community. After all, design exists in part because it has the
ability to create valuable, compelling, and empowering information and experiences, while
communicating to the public.
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2012-11
Format:
PDF: 51 p. : ill