Sarah Galea| Miryana Montebello
When I’m Sixty Five – Steven Heller
“Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m sixty-four?”
From this question your first impression is that senior citizens are incapable however, ’sixty four isn’t that old these days’ as stated by Heller (2015). At the age of sixty four, they are still committed and active as when they were younger.
As years go by they realize that they didn’t appreciate the ‘design of certain things’ enough. Good graphic design is a must and the need for it is required in government institutions. These seniors are not provided with enough importance to be given a well presented design layout. ‘Even new York`s death certificates are more inviting’ Heller (2015).
To make matters worse the emails sent by SSA are an embarrassment to graphic design because ‘you’ll think it’s a fake from an offshore Viagra subsidiary’ Heller (2015). Another example of graphic design is the metro card, it serves its purpose but it isn’t attractive and it is outdated. Heller states that good design should always be relevant and never age.
Different age groups require different design styles as well as equal respect. There are good factors to being a senior citizen such as ‘preferential seating on the bus’ Heller (2015). But why is it that design does not satisfy our needs.
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