Caps Lock: How Capitalism Took Hold of Graphic Design, and How to Escape from It

By:

Pater, Ruben

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Amsterdam, Netherlands Valiz 2021Description: 528pISBN:

978-9492095817

Subject(s):

History, Design

DDC classification:

DSGN PAT

Summary: "Our current economic system could not exist without the number systems, coins, banknotes, documents, advertisements, interfaces, typefaces and information graphics that graphic designers have helped to create. Even speculative design and social design play their part in fueling the economic system. Capitalism has brought tremendous wealth, but it has not done so evenly. Extreme income inequality and environmental destruction is the price future generations have to pay for unbridled economic growth. The question is whether ethical graphic design is even possible under such conditions. CAPS LOCK uses clear language and visual examples to show how graphic design and capitalism are inextricably linked. By sharing examples of radical design practices that challenge the supremacy of the market, it hopes to inspire a different kind of graphic design."

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Arthshila Ahmedabad	DSGN/PAT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		BK01537

Total holds: 0

"Our current economic system could not exist without the number systems, coins, banknotes, documents, advertisements, interfaces, typefaces and information graphics that graphic designers have helped to create. Even speculative design and social design play their part in fueling the economic system. Capitalism has brought tremendous wealth, but it has not done so evenly. Extreme income inequality and environmental destruction is the price future generations have to pay for unbridled economic growth. The question is whether ethical graphic design is even possible under such conditions.
CAPS LOCK uses clear language and visual examples to show how graphic design and capitalism are inextricably linked. By sharing examples of radical design practices that challenge the supremacy of the market, it hopes to inspire a different kind of graphic design."

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