Do Good Design- first half

After reading the first half of Do Good Design I felt really inspired, and also that I have a huge responsibility as a designer now. As an artist I've always had an understand that literally everything that surrounds us is designed and made by someone. David Berman really opened my eyes to see how even the littlest things that are designed can have a huge effect, such as advertising for instance. My freshmen year Writing class focused on consumerism, so I've personally already researched a lot of what he was discussing in the beginning of the book about how particular graphics can invent a sense of "need" to own a product. Now I just wish I had discovered this book last year to use for reference.