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This book is a study of six films made between 1958–1963 in pre-independence Singapore, as told through the fictional persona of Remy Shah. In his story, Shah applies characteristics of both fiction and theoretical essays, along timestamps and still

Providing tactical strategies and creative support to tackle the complexities of balancing intuition and taste, technical and personal capability, strategic business decisions in design work and the demands of modern brand building, this book speaks

Urging a grassroots style based on activist engagement, entrepreneurship, design, and more, this book offers opposing perspectives on independent, progressive cultural production stemming from small initiatives. Similar to a pamphlet or a bundle of e

Whether you consider yourself a beginner or a more advanced practitioner, this guide to getting started with research in art and design is ready to bring you further. It introduces the circular model of doing research visually, augmented by many exam

In the first book to map out what AI brings to graphic design – and to identity design in particular – author Melani De Luca shares the experiences of designers in the field and pinpoints coherent working methods, practical approaches, and ethical st

Equally inspired by medieval bestiaries and observations of our damaged planet, 'A Bestiary of the Anthropocene' is a compilation of hybrid creatures of our time. Designed as a field handbook, it aims at helping us observe, navigate, and orientate in

This book offers an alternate lens to rethink how we process art—and life—inside residency time. Looking beyond the conventional and managerial, Angela Serino sets out in search of what is put in motion by the experience of being “in residence” that

Energy Fields: Vibrations of the Pacific is a relational atlas that considers a multiplicity of readings that use vibration and energetic materials as a primary way of knowing. As the most dynamic tectonic plate on the face of the planet, the Pacific

'Volumes' features over 30 texts spanning over 25 years. This “remixed” edition of the 2010 original discusses progressive political speech as the “mother” of graphic design, design as entertainment, typography as spur and evasion of criticism, the b

The ALGOFFSHORE series of flowcharts (RYBN.ORG, 2017- 2021) presents five ready-to-use strategies for evading taxes or social and environmental obligations. En passant, these flowcharts document how contemporary financial engineering allows multinati

This guide offers manuals to stitch, paint and identify appropriate wear, a script to perform and stimulating ideas and experiences. 'Breaking Free: Queer Temporality and Collaborative Art' is a celebration of collective creativity and self-expressio

Fracture: Japanese Graphic Design 1875–1975 is a richly illustrated and accessible survey of the history of Japanese graphic design. Designer, educator, critic, and historian Ian Lynam traces the evolution of graphic design in Japan, from its roots i

This book frequently uses “we” - referring both to all of us as citizens of Earth, and to Mouna Andraos and Melissa Mongiat, along with their team at Daily tous les jours, as they explore new ways of living together. It is an invitation into their jo

'Self-Institution/Terminology Audit' is a collection of profiles and lexicons documenting artistic practices that operate as self-declared institutions. It examines the act of self-institution as both a conceptual and operational approach, focusing o

Design thinking has created divisions in the discipline: either designers are too theory driven or simply practitioners. Those feeling lost can easily turn to a language meant to inspire creative production in easy to pitch ways. Led by Antonio Grams

This publication recounts the history of a place and of the real and parallel lives of a building originally intended for the treatment of children with respiratory diseases. The book features interdisciplinary research and texts on the building’s pa

The introduction to ‘A Seventh Man’ expresses the hope for a separate book about the experiences of female guest workers. Bertien van Manen was inspired by this and made her series ‘Vrouwen te gast’ in the 1970’s. In a fairly formal and distant manne

V2_ presented Jason W. Moore, David Whyte, Sandro Mezzadra and Brett Neilson with the question ‘How could a system emerge that ends capitalism? If that is at all possible, what would it take, and what might that system look like?’ The three essays th

For this compact book, Gijsbert Hanekroot made a selection of photographs he has taken of Mick Jagger over the course of eight years. The Belgian photographer began shooting pictures of the Rolling Stones during the final concert of their European to

From a local tradition coming out of a small historical world, to a tradition involved in a vast queer-worling of making, 'The Last Basket Makers from Risa' refers to a lineage of artisans producing the enigmatic Hedared basket – from Lennart, the ba

Walking is as much a cultural practice as it is an embodied experience. The contributions in this book highlight the interrelations between bodies, knowledges, places, affects, and other materialities through phenomenological, artistic, and methodolo

In a desperate attempt to lower the temperature of Earth’s atmosphere, humanity has built cooling mega-siphons. These colossal structures now hold the last remnants of civilization. High above the scorching plains of Antarctica, in one of these verti

'Cruising Diaries' is both a celebration and a provocation: a portrait of queer pleasure at its most raw, secret, and uncontainable. This photobook/diary explores the elusive visual language of cruising – a queer practice of anonymous desire played o

In this post-digital age, digital technology is no longer a revolutionary phenomenon but a normal part of everyday life. The mutation of music and film into bits and bytes, downloads and streams is now taken for granted. For the world of book and mag

This book explores the origins, evolution, and practice of design fiction—creating tangible, evocative prototypes from possible near futures to examine decision-making consequences. As the world grows more complex and unpredictable, anticipating the

Jaap: “Tiny is my my father’s father, Toos is my mother’s mother. The two people who have had the longest influence on my parents’ formation and therefore also on mine. Shared memories, stories and values strengthen family bonds and give me direction

In UKRAINE, photojournalist Eddy van Wessel documents a raw account of three years of war in Ukraine through (analogue) photography and firsthand testimonies. With decades of experience covering conflict zones, he focuses on what war means for those

A central figure in Boske’s work in Kamiyama is the Akui Gawa (river), which flows like a lifeline through the valley, connecting the surrounding communities. Historically, the river would often overflow, enriching the soil and making it ideal for cu

‘Elephant in the Room’ presents a world suspended between two realities. Bharat Sikka engages in a critical and experimental dialogue with AI, situating his photographic practice within the evolving terrain of machine perception and interpretation. R

Becoming the Product: The Critical Internet Researcher as a Virtual Intellectual traces the evolution of critical internet research. Examining the pioneering work of early net critic Geert Lovink, the influencer-style approach of Joshua Citarella, an

Boek How Many Female Type Designers Do You Know?, geschreven door Yulia Popova, uitgegeven door Idea Books B.V., Vormgeving en design

Let's pause and rethink home beyond its architecture. This book explores domestic life as a living, evolving experience - felt, remembered, imagined, and continuously made. Through essays, conversations, and interactive exercises with architects, des

This volume explores how art and design create knowledge in a world where traditional language has reached its limits. Through the works and writings of more than one hundred artists, designers, and thinkers, it examines how images, gestures, and for

No One Leaves Clean is a raw and haunting portrait of modern Ghana, where ambition collides with the crushing realities of urban life. In the streets of Takoradi and Accra, a man battered by stalled dreams and a marriage strained by desire for wealth

“When I was a child, my father would take me to the Blijdorp Zoo in Rotterdam and we’d sketch the elephants together. Observing, looking at animals with attention, was instilled in me from then on. Near the end of his life, when my dad was suffering

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