The reading List

In Designs for the Pluriverse Arturo Escobar presents a new vision of design theory and practice aimed at channeling design's world-making capacity toward ways

Creativity has been hailed as the driving force and most important skill of the 21st century – a power to be taught, understood and deployed on all levels of society. Debate concerning the cognitive origins and potential of creativity is mostly confined to the realms of the natural and social sciences, with insights ra

How to Think Like an Activist offers a space for budding activists to learn from the past and look to the future. A lot of talk around changing the world gets stuck in theory, but this is about action. From small daily commitments to larger ongoing projects, this book offers tangible ways to start building the world yo

The objective of ‘Fundamentals of Design’ is to offer an orientation on the basics of design, combining the aspects of form, craft, content, and method into a holistic understanding of design. https://t.co/3JbqXpl3co pic.twitter.com/s00RD0m1JL— Counter-Print (@Counterprint) May 7, 2023

David Fincher: Mind Games is the definitive critical and visual survey of the Academy Award – and Golden Globe – nominated works of director David Fincher. From feature films Alien 3, Se7en, The Game, Fight Club, Panic Room, Zodiac, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Social Network, The Girl With the Dragon Tatto

Do you find yourself staring helplessly at your news feed? Or all too often asking, 'why hasn't somebody done something about that?'. If the answer is yes, then DO SOMETHING is the book you need.Whether you simply want to challenge your local shop to reduce their plastic or go big and demand a new law to be passed, thi

In hundreds of iconic, smart, angry, clever, unforgettable images, Signs of Resistance chronicles what truly makes America great: citizens unafraid of speaking truth to power. Two hundred and forty images from British rule and women's suffrage to the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War; from women's equality and

An accessible and richly illustrated exploration of how art and design have driven major social and political change in the 21st century. Visual Impact highlights the extraordinary power of art and graphic design to effect social and political change. Richly illustrated with over 400 images, this is a visual guide to t

Wolfgang Fritz Haug a pris la succession d'un projet extraordinaire: un dictionnaire du marxisme. Dans une conversation pour Lava il explique son projet, ses idées et sa vision de monde.

Nos libraires à Saint-Maurice/Valais et à Fribourg en Suisse sélectionnent avec attention des livres qui étonnent, divertissent, surprennent, poussent à la réflexion autant dans le religieux que dans le général

Jean-Pierre Jacob - Les Winye du centre-ouest du Burkina Faso Mort, mariage et naissance dans une société de la frontière Vient de paraître chez In Fine pic.twitter.com/NeF1SQy1gX— Florian Louis (@flr_louis) April 19, 2023

Nouvelle édition de Michel Borwicz - Écrits des condamnés à mort sous l'occupation nazie (1939-1945)À paraître en mai chez Gallimard pic.twitter.com/uTzd9DxkSg— Florian Louis (@flr_louis) April 20, 2023

Designing Coffee is an essential book for coffee aficionados and curious baristas. Celebrate coffee culture and discover some of the most interesting coffee shops around the world. This unique book by coffee expert Lani Kingston also curates the best coffee packaging today, focusing on artwork, illustration, and design elements.

Discover the special edition of ArchDaily’s Guide to Good Architecture. Through many projects, this unique book dives into the most important topics in contemporary architecture. This exclusive edition includes a print of the architect Francis Kéré, Pritzker Prize winner.

In the Art of Protest, famous artists are commenting on politics and raising awareness on issues like authoritarian regimes, sustainability, climate change, diversity and immigration.

: Alors que plus de 90 % du volume de marchandises produites dans le monde transitent chaque année par la mer, le transport maritime demeure un univers largement méconnu. Comment s'organisent ces flux de marchandises ? Que se passe-t-il sur ces géants de la mondialisation que sont les navires de commerce ? Qui y travaille, comment, et à quel prix ?

Airports are places with multi-layered identities that millions of people pass through and where cultures meet: On the one hand, the history and the design heritage of the particular country can be identified and local characteristics are intensified and reinforced almost stereotypically. On the other hand, airports re

Fast Company, the world’s leading business media brand, offers a comprehensive and vibrant look at the way design has permeated all areas of life and work. Design has become a critical part of doing business in today’s economy. Some of the most innovative companies in tech―Apple, Airbnb, Google, Tesla, and many more―ha

This book is a tool kit to create new forms. It deals with grid-based design and gives the reader techniques to develop new forms, fonts, logos, and patterns. The concept represents a design process in which individual decisions follow much larger and deeper principles than immediate and spontaneous-intuitive actions.

Not at Your Service: Manifestos for Design brings together the broad spectrum of beliefs, subjects and practices of designers at Zurich University of the Arts. It offers different approaches and insights on the present-day role and impact of design. It is not conceived as a finished project, but as a fluid document of

Alexandre Lauret - La guerre et l'exilYémen, 2015-2020À paraître en mai aux Belles Lettres pic.twitter.com/tnZwvEMXEe— Florian Louis (@flr_louis) April 5, 2023

Michel Goya et Jean Lopez - L'ours et le renardHistoire immédiate de la guerre en UkraineÀ paraître en mai chez Perrin pic.twitter.com/7bAkjXEo1T— Florian Louis (@flr_louis) April 2, 2023

Sporting two front covers (i.e. one on the back, one on the front) for its two thematic sections – Graphic Design in Conservative Times and Fashion Design in Conservative Times – this pocket-sized volume deconstructs and analyzes various forms of design against the backdrop of an increasingly conservative world.From th

They’re often behind the scenes, letting their work take center stage. But now Nathan Williams, founder and creative director of Kinfolk magazine and author of The Kinfolk Table, The Kinfolk Home, and The Kinfolk Entrepreneur – with over 250,000 copies in print combined – brings more than 90 of the most iconic and infl

スコットランドのグラフィックデザインイベント「INTL」の2022年ポスター展入選作品を収録した作品集『International Poster Book 2022』。130人のデザイナーによる164枚のポスター、インタビュー、審査員のコメントなどが掲載されています。https://t.co/iptIKci1tq pic.twitter.com/qH0SVvvhcH— North East (@north_east_co) March 31, 2023

Au menu du week-end, une plongée dans les méandres du spinozisme althussérien signée Jean Matthys. pic.twitter.com/fOM48TCmME— Florian Louis (@flr_louis) March 31, 2023

This open access book is the first systematic account of the Barcelona School of ecological economics and political ecology.