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The Politics of Design: A (Not So) Global Design Manual for Visual Communication by Ruben Pater
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3.5
enjoyed reading this! the art we create is never devoid of its political context and the experiences that we have as designers—a typically privileged career to have tbh—shapes the work we create and the solutions we make for others.
appreciate the wide range of topics shared throughout the different aspects of design (typography, colour, image, etc.) but in that same vein i often found myself wishing that some parts were expanded more on. however, i know that this is just an introductory book and there is a list of additional readings at the end if you want to know more about certain chapters.
like many works of design before it, this book is also a culmination of a bunch of designers who have all contributed to the final project and i liked seeing the other experts from other designers!! this did leave me wondering if this book had an additional editor since i did not see one credited on the book itself and there were some parts that made me do a double take, both in the "is this a typo?" kind of way and in pater's choice of diction and capitalization in some places. but a good book nonetheless! nothing too groundbreaking but as the title suggests, a great book for getting into the (not so global) basics of the politics of graphic design
appreciate the wide range of topics shared throughout the different aspects of design (typography, colour, image, etc.) but in that same vein i often found myself wishing that some parts were expanded more on. however, i know that this is just an introductory book and there is a list of additional readings at the end if you want to know more about certain chapters.
like many works of design before it, this book is also a culmination of a bunch of designers who have all contributed to the final project and i liked seeing the other experts from other designers!! this did leave me wondering if this book had an additional editor since i did not see one credited on the book itself and there were some parts that made me do a double take, both in the "is this a typo?" kind of way and in pater's choice of diction and capitalization in some places. but a good book nonetheless! nothing too groundbreaking but as the title suggests, a great book for getting into the (not so global) basics of the politics of graphic design
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Minor: Racism, Colonisation, and Sexism
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