OUGD505 - Studio Brief 02 - Potential Issues

Based on analysis of this brief, research was conducted into various social, political and ethical issues that the world is currently facing and arguing about. The ones which are initially listed were issues of particular interest, which were thought to work well with my own interests, beliefs and my personal responsibility as a designer (the kind of designer I aspire to be).
https://www.isidewith.com/polls

Mandatory vaccinations:
- should the government require children to be vaccinated for preventable diseases?

Religious Freedom Act:
- should a business be able to deny service to a customer is the request conflicts with the owner's religious beliefs?

Is art/studying an art discipline a waste of time?
Ethical art/printing:
- how much material and paper, etc is wasted when producing art/in the art and design industry?
- what effect is this potentially having on the environment/how could the issue be solved?
- Art and Aesthetics in a Globalising World, edited by Raminder Kaur and Parul Dave-Mukherji.