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For many centuries and in many cultures, jesters recited tales of heroic exploits. But they did more than simply recount past events–they amused, cajoled, and spun tales that transported listeners to the edge of mysterious, unmapped territories. Through the transformative power of play and the imagination they reworked what was already understood, and created from it new realities that transcended the established order. The author maintains that such imaginative play is vital to creativity in any medium and is fundamental for optimal human development. She explores possibilities for cultivating creativity through the playful, paradoxical stance of the jester–a serendipitous and purposeful, strange and familiar, disruptive and productive figure. Her discussion, grounded in a visual-arts practice that leverages uncertainty and randomness, considers the role of play in light of its wider implications for knowledge and creativity.

Despite the advertising industry’s increasingly desperate efforts to distract us from the reality behind their shiny slogans, more and more of us are waking up to the colossal damage being done by the cult of consumerism. We are realising that far from being a benign or even neutral presence in our lives, big brand advertising has profound and far-reaching consequences for our individual, collective and planetary health. Advertising claims to help us to make choices. But in truth it does the opposite of that, using highly sophisticated techniques to manipulate us into buying more and more stuff. We’re all affected by advertising, whether we like it or not. By accepting this we can start to find ways to address the hold that advertising has over us, and steer ourselves onto a better path. At What Cost? will prove to be an essential companion on this path. Elizabeth Harrop’s thoroughly researched and meticulously referenced guide tackles the big problems with advertising in a new and bold way, using the framework of international human rights law. Harrop brings together evidence on the multiple rights violations perpetrated by advertising and associated excessive consumption, and shows why we should all be paying much more attention to the pervasiveness of advertising in our lives.

How does design help choose presidents? How has design thinking positioned the world’s most valuable companies? Why does the U.S. economy struggle to compete? Why do we really have an environmental crisis? Design matters. Like never before. Design creates so much of what we see, what we use, and what we experience. In a time of unprecedented environmental, social, and economic crises, designers must choose what their young profession will be about: inventing deceptions that encourage more consumption – or helping repair the world. This book alerts us to the role design plays in persuading global audiences to fulfill invented needs. The book then outlines a sustainable approach to both the practice and the consumption of design. All professionals will be inspired by the message of how we can feel better and do better while holding onto our principles. In a time where anything has become possible, design thinking offers a way forward for us all. Today, everyone is a designer. And the future of civilization is our common design project.