You Can’t Design for Monsters Without Becoming a Monster

Designers must turn down work that supports evil, and the industry must stand behind them

John Voss
Modus
Published in
6 min readJul 8, 2019

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Detainees at a facility in McAllen, Texas. U.S. Customs and Border Protection

BBrunhilde Pomsel was the personal secretary to Joseph Goebbels, Nazi minister of propaganda. Even at the end of her life, she felt little remorse, saying, “I didn’t do anything other than type in Goebbels’ office.” She…

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John Voss
Modus
Writer for

Designer with a heart of gold and mouth like a sailor. Cares about how the work we do impacts others. Also talks fitness and feelings. www.jovo.design