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3 Things First Manifesto

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The first things first manifesto is an act of anti consumerism, by morally condemning consumerism as whole, the first things first manifesto, though striving for change, it will not occur through this method of challenge. Consumerism is needed in a capitalist society, however, over-consumption has brought a dark cloud over some of the world’s countries; with the need for the new and luxurious becoming somewhat of a virus, embedded into our brains. We crave immediate gratification, with the newest edition of everything, constantly yearning for something new, and discarding the old. The first things first manifesto acts as a retaliation of today’s ignorant society.

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Although consumerism is essentially a negative part of todays societal values, for a designer to be anti consumerism in a capitalist society means that they have no way of effectively surviving. Having such an anti view on the driving factor of todays society does not successfully raise awareness nor does it realistically make sense. For a designer to be anti consumer culture creates the question of who do they work for? After signing the first things first manifesto, these 33 designers have now created a pedestal in which they are unable to get down from; for every company their work for or with must be in some way be design with intent, from ‘shifting focus from creating ever faster novelty for consumers to creating ongoing experiences that engage users across time.’ Anne …show more content…

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