Modes of Criticism 5: Design Systems (Paperback)

Within graphic design, the concept of systems is profoundly rooted in form. Starting from a series of design research residencies in the context of the Porto Design Biennale, this volume proposes a variety of perspectives - social, cultural, political - to challenge this deeply engrained tradition.

Contents:

1.

Graphic Design Systems, and the Systems of Graphic Design

Francisco Laranjo

2.

Design Systems, Porto Design Biennale Research Residencies

Luiza Prado & Pedro Oliveira, ACED, Ruben Pater, Demystification Committee

3.

One Size Fits All

Ruben Pater 4.

Fluttering Code: A Cultural and Aesthetic History of the Split-flap Display

Shannon Mattern

5.

Anything with a Shape Cannot Be Broken

Ian Lynam

6.

Co-Creating Empowering Economic Systems – Strategies for Action Brave New Alps

7.

Lining Out

Georgina Voss