David Berman (graphic designer)
{{Short description|Canadian communication designer and author}}
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| alma_mater = University of Waterloo, Carleton University
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| subject = Social responsibility, environment, design, accessibility, ethics
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| notableworks = Do Good Design
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David Berman, RGD, CGD, FGDC, CPWA is a Canadian communication designer, author, and speaker who has worked on accessible design and codes of ethics and standards for designers.{{cite web |title=David: biography & photos |url=https://davidberman.com/about/biography/ |website=davidberman.communications |date=10 May 2015 |publisher=David Berman Developments Inc |access-date=29 December 2021 |archive-date=29 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229234047/https://davidberman.com/about/biography/ |url-status=dead }}
Berman studied at the University of Waterloo from 1975 to 1980. He then went on to study psychology and industrial design at Carleton University from 1980 to 1981.{{Cite web |last=Berman |first=David |date=2018-05-12 |title=Curriculum Vitae of David Berman, CPWA, FGDC, RGD |url=https://davidberman.com/about/biography/curriculum-vitae-david-berman/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=davidberman.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209083502/https://davidberman.com/about/biography/curriculum-vitae-david-berman/ |url-status=dead }} He became interested in plain writing and informational design, and has completed projects for state and national governments as well as a myriad of other high-profile publications and organizations including IBM, Canada's federal government, and the governments of Manitoba and Ontario. Berman holds (or has held) a number of different roles in his professional career including: President of David Berman Communications (1990 - Present), Ethics Chair/ National Vice-President for the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada (1999 - 2016), High Level Advisor for the United Nations UN-GAID (2009 - Present), Chair for the Carleton University Access Network (2012 - Present).
Do Good <s>Design</s>
Do Good Design: How Design Can Change Our World (stylized as Do Good Design) is a book written by David Berman and published by Peachpit Press in 2009. It has since been translated into multiple languages, including Korean and Spanish.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}} The book focuses on the ethics of design and the responsibility of designers to create positive impacts with their work.{{Cite web |last=Berman |first=David |date=2010-04-09 |title=Accessibility Audit, Web accessibility courses, Accessible website training |url=https://davidberman.com/social/dogood/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=davidberman.com |language=en-US}}
Publication
- Do Good Design with foreword by Erik Spiekermann, AIGA Press/Pearson/Peachpit{{cite web|url=http://www.peachpit.com/dogood |title=Do Good Design: How Design Can Change Our World |publisher=Peachpit |date=2008-12-16 |accessdate=2014-03-10}}/New Riders (book, 2009).
- HOW (magazine) Author and content advisor, Designing Change column (2010 - 2011).
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