Caps Lock: How capitalism took hold of graphic design, and how to escape from it
Caps Lock: How capitalism took hold of graphic design, and how to escape from it
Caps Lock: How capitalism took hold of graphic design, and how to escape from it
Caps Lock: How capitalism took hold of graphic design, and how to escape from it
Caps Lock: How capitalism took hold of graphic design, and how to escape from it
Caps Lock: How capitalism took hold of graphic design, and how to escape from it
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Caps Lock: How capitalism took hold of graphic design, and how to escape from it

Valiz
$30.00 USD

In this book, Dutch graphic designer Ruben Pater uses clear language and visual examples to show how graphic design and capitalism are inextricably linked. Capitalism could not exist without the myriad banknotes, documents, infographics, interfaces, branding, and advertisements created by graphic designers. Even anti-consumerist strategies such as social and speculative design are appropriated to serve economic growth. Design, it seems, is locked in a cycle of exploitation and extraction, furthering global inequality and environmental collapse. Featured are six radical design cooperatives that resist capitalist thinking, hoping to inspire a more socially aware practice.

Pages: 432
Dimensions: 110 × 180 mm
Format: Softcover
Language: English
Year: 2021
Publisher: Valiz