Since the time of community living human beings have developed a mechanism to live together. ‘Living together’ is naturally based on certain social conditions that allow every member of the community to participate and share responsibility on the basis of cooperative attitude. The spirit of ethics is evolved out of the social norms and practices. The co-operative attitude among the fellow members ensures fare competition and allows each member of the society to participate freely. The spirit of ethics in society does not always follow written laws it has conventions and practices that has been followed for centuries.

Ethics, which is widely used by human society to govern various rules and regulation, is fundamentally created for human beings. In societal environment human beings have cultivated a rational philosophy and agreement to unify its members together based on their cultural and traditional ethos. It is accepted in all human societies, the inner spirit of any ethics is co-operative attitude towards the fellow members. Instead, if the society makes it a 'free for all' competition the foundation of cooperation and understanding will be totally destroyed. On the other hand the dictatorial governance curbs the freedom of man to excel and express.

The Design Ethics is outcome of such ethical practices to safeguard the health and the interests of the majority members of the community. Usage of non-biodegradable material in design is not acceptable to the society and globally. Therefore, saving the biotic environmental conditions is obligatory to all members of the community. The ethical issues related to Industrial Design products have come under the scanner of communities. The use of extraordinary electronic components in computers is raising serious questions. The obsolete electronic components require systematic disposal because of various metals that may cause serious health and environmental hazard. Applications of inexpensive toxic colors in children’s toys are raising serious issues. Therefore, new technology and their applications in modern design are closely related have enormous responsibility towards the society and environment. The cost in manufacturing all of those plastic shells (computer) and some toxic elements in computer hardware that make recycling a must for unused workstations.