by Garrett Hampton | GRA 462 | ASU Graphic Design
How AI-powered surveillance has worked
it’s way into everyday American life.
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For most of this program, the projects we've been given have lived within the realm of school. Senior year is our first real opportunity to put everything together and use it to communicate something that actually matters. That shift means a lot to me, because at the core of my design philosophy is a simple idea: design is a very powerful tool. Used intentionally, it can completely change the way someone understands a subject.
For most of this program, the projects we've been given have lived within the realm of school. Senior year is our first real opportunity to put everything together and use it to communicate something that actually matters. That shift means a lot to me, because at the core of my design philosophy is a simple idea: design is a very powerful tool. Used intentionally, it can completely change the way someone understands a subject.
Working on this project has only deepened that belief. At its core, this isn't just about surveillance or data or government contracts, it's about people. It's about the communities that bear the weight of these systems quietly, and a world that moves too fast to notice. I care about people being treated fairly. I care about the divisions that are pulling us apart. And I think design has a role to play in closing some of those gaps.
Working on this project has only deepened that belief. At its core, this isn't just about surveillance or data or government contracts, it's about people. It's about the communities that bear the weight of these systems quietly, and a world that moves too fast to notice. I care about people being treated fairly. I care about the divisions that are pulling us apart. And I think design has a role to play in closing some of those gaps.
I'm not asking you to distrust the world around you. I just think there's value in slowing down, doing the reading, and forming your own opinion rather than taking everything at face value.
I'm not asking you to distrust the world around you. I just think there's value in slowing down, doing the reading, and forming your own opinion rather than taking everything at face value.