THE SOCIAL DESIGN READER This book is dedicated to the memory of my colleague, mentor, and friend Albert J. Gowan (1934–2017) Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston Author of “Victor Papanek: Path of a Design Prophet” THE SOCIAL DESIGN READER Edited by Elizabeth Resnick CONTENTS Acknowledgments List of Illustrations Preface SECTION 1 MAKING A STAND: A NEW SOCIAL AGENDA FOR DESIGN 1 Introduction Elizabeth Resnick 2 Is Social Design a Thing? Cameron Tonkinwise 3 Social Design: From Utopia to the Good Society Victor Margolin 4 Émigré Culture and the Origins of Social Design Alison J. Clarke SECTION 2 CREATING THE FUTURE: DEFINING THE SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE DESIGNER 1964–99 5 Introduction Elizabeth Resnick