Comments on: Ethical Design; a moral dilemma http://www.deckchair.co.uk/blog/2007/10/08/ethical-design-a-moral-dilemma/ Inside the minds of the designers at Deckchair Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:28:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: toni http://www.deckchair.co.uk/blog/2007/10/08/ethical-design-a-moral-dilemma/#comment-164 toni Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:40:34 +0000 http://www.deckchair.co.uk/blog/2007/10/08/ethical-design-a-moral-dilemma/#comment-164 Tricky one isn't it? I agree that it is hard to turn the business away but I suppose it comes down to how unethical they are. For example I don't think I would have a problem with designing tobacco packaging even though I am disapproving of the product (ex smoker sorry). But I would have to draw the line at something that involved arms, child labour or animal cruelty. (still a bit of a hippy deep down). But I don't think any of these types would approach a 'nice' little design agency in Bristol, so we probably wouldn't ever have to make the choice. But you are quite right that there is always someone out there who will do it. cheers. Toni Tricky one isn’t it? I agree that it is hard to turn the business away but I suppose it comes down to how unethical they are. For example I don’t think I would have a problem with designing tobacco packaging even though I am disapproving of the product (ex smoker sorry). But I would have to draw the line at something that involved arms, child labour or animal cruelty. (still a bit of a hippy deep down). But I don’t think any of these types would approach a ‘nice’ little design agency in Bristol, so we probably wouldn’t ever have to make the choice. But you are quite right that there is always someone out there who will do it. cheers.
Toni

]]> By: AndyR http://www.deckchair.co.uk/blog/2007/10/08/ethical-design-a-moral-dilemma/#comment-157 AndyR Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:49:31 +0000 http://www.deckchair.co.uk/blog/2007/10/08/ethical-design-a-moral-dilemma/#comment-157 Ethics comes before great design, it comes before everything. Either you have it or you don't. If you don't get ethics then I guess you'd be happy designing let's say an upbeat website for a genocidal megalomaniac.... When you turn down those guys whose ethics don't accord with your own do you tell them why you don't want their work or do you fudge around that bit? To be honest I'd probably give a fudged answer, Andy Ethics comes before great design, it comes before everything. Either you have it or you don’t. If you don’t get ethics then I guess you’d be happy designing let’s say an upbeat website for a genocidal megalomaniac…. When you turn down those guys whose ethics don’t accord with your own do you tell them why you don’t want their work or do you fudge around that bit? To be honest I’d probably give a fudged answer, Andy

]]> By: Daz http://www.deckchair.co.uk/blog/2007/10/08/ethical-design-a-moral-dilemma/#comment-153 Daz Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:15:29 +0000 http://www.deckchair.co.uk/blog/2007/10/08/ethical-design-a-moral-dilemma/#comment-153 I draw the line at the size of the cheque.... if its big enough.... huh, what am I saying? I absolutely agree with you about only working with others who are ethical. Thing is if YOU don't do the job then someone else WILL. Is it worth turning business away? Instead consider giving them a really, really high price to pu them off... if they still want you to do the work then at least you would be highly renumerated... I draw the line at the size of the cheque…. if its big enough…. huh, what am I saying? I absolutely agree with you about only working with others who are ethical.

Thing is if YOU don’t do the job then someone else WILL.

Is it worth turning business away?

Instead consider giving them a really, really high price to pu them off… if they still want you to do the work then at least you would be highly renumerated…

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