First Things First

Summary

First Things First is an art manifesto^[1]. It draws 34 Wikipedia views per month (art_manifesto category, ranking #3 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• First Things First authored Ken Garland^[3].
• First Things First's instance of is recorded as art manifesto^[4].
• First Things First's language of work or name is recorded as English^[5].
• First Things First's publication date is recorded as +1964-00-00T00:00:00Z^[6].
• First Things First's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0205nl^[7].
• First Things First's main subject is recorded as design^[8].
• First Things First's main subject is recorded as consumerism^[9].
• First Things First's work available at URL is recorded as http://www.designishistory.com/1960/first-things-first/^[10].
• First Things First's title is recorded as First Things First^[11].
• First Things First's subtitle is recorded as A manifesto^[12].
• First Things First's signatory is recorded as Ken Garland^[13].
• First Things First's signatory is recorded as Edward Wright^[14].
• First Things First's signatory is recorded as Geoffrey White^[15].
• First Things First's signatory is recorded as Germano Facetti^[16].
• First Things First's signatory is recorded as Anthony Froshaug^[17].
• First Things First's signatory is recorded as Robin Fior^[18].
• First Things First's first line is recorded as We, the undersigned, are graphic designers, photographers and students who have been brought up in a world which the techniques and apparatus of advertising have persistently been presented to us as the most lucrative, effective and desirable means of using our talents.^[19].
• First Things First's last line is recorded as We hope that our society will tire of gimmick merchants, status salesmen and hidden persuaders, and that the prior call on our skills will be for worthwhile purposes. With this in mind, we propose to share our experience and opinions, and to make them available to colleagues, students and others who may be interested.^[20].

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Works and Contributions

First Things First authored Ken Garland^[3].

Why It Matters

First Things First draws 34 Wikipedia views per month (art_manifesto category, ranking #3 of 4).^[2]