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| | first_things_first · The Design Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) |
 | | Long used as a rhetorical device to suggest pragmatism over idealism, the title of this 1964 Manifesto was one of the first public statements that urged graphic designers to find alternatives to commercial projects in their work. |
 | | Where Franklin urged that “in all things set priorities, first things first,” the 1964 statement called for a “reversal of priorities.” Distinguishing between design as communication and design as persuasion, the Manifesto focuses its attention on the intentions and ethical culpability of designers. |
 | | The original First Things First signatories were: Edward Wright, Geoffrey White, William Slack, Caroline Rawlence, Ian McLaren, Sam Lambert, Ivor Kamlish, Gerald Jones, Bernard Higton, Brian Grimbly, John Garner, Ken Garland, Anthony Froshaug, Robin Fior, Germano Facetti, Ivan Dodd, Harriet Crowder, Anthony Clift, Gerry Cinamon, Robert Chapman, Ray Carpenter, Ken Briggs. |
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