Now in a second and updated edition, this ambitious book examines the varied and vital relationship between graphic design and health. First published to coincide with the GraphicDesign& exhibition of the same name at Wellcome Collection, London, public-facing examples from practitioners past and present are included, ranging from unbranded cigarette packaging to apps about the human body, minimalist pill packaging to hospital information systems, and urgent public health warnings to revolutionising health awareness campaigns. Contributing designers, design writers and health professionals answer the question posed by the title, foregrounding how graphic design impacts on what we notice, what we understand and the actions we take – and the essential role it plays in matters of life and death.

Editors

Sarah Schrauwen Lucienne Roberts Rebecca Wright

Design

LucienneRoberts+

Contributers include

Kelli Anderson, Build, Margaret Calvert, Rejane Dal Bello, Experimental Jetset, Hara Design Institute, Mervyn Kurlansky, PearsonLloyd, Dan Reisinger, Paula Scher, Katie Scott, Studio Dumbar

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