We draw diagrams to help us think, communicate, and put forth what we think is important or what we want to be true. While some diagrams are seen as statements of fact, they can also further agendas by discounting other realities beneath a cloak of perceived objectivity. Diagrams of power work against representations that claim omniscience by speaking from a position, and making visible what and who gets represented and who does the representing. 'Diagrams of Power' brings together the work o...

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 structures. Balancing between playful writing, using the voice of AI persona Steve, and rigorous academic inquiry, she offers a replicable conceptual framework that advances methodology and practice in graphic design, integrating AI and machine ...

What effect will the rising temperatures have on the production of common foods? What would happen if we put the invasive species on the menu? Are the tomatoes we can find in the supermarket advanced pieces of technology or still products of natural processes? And could a plant become a brand? Can we hack our brain’s performance with my lunch? What would be the perfect meal in a fast-food world? Can fast food be personalized to our taste? Or could food become medicine? Could we, literally, ...

Het Nederlandse collectief We Make Carpets heeft een fascinatie voor eenvoudige gebruiksvoorwerpen. De afgelopen tien jaar hebben zij de wereld veroverd met het maken van site-specific installaties in een wonderlijk proces van herwaardering van deze producten. Duizenden objecten worden door dagenlange noeste arbeid, getoond in aantrekkelijk kleurrijke patronen en texturen. Door het nauwkeurig neerleggen, in een steeds weer andere richting of andere zijde, laat We Make Carpets de toeschouwer a...

Auteur Amit Biswas (Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1987) raakte na zijn vestiging in Nederland gefascineerd door het nieuwe logo van zijn woonplaats Eindhoven. Het inspireerde hem om informatie over alle logo’s en beeldmerken van alle gemeenten van Nederland te verzamelen wat geen geringe opgave bleek aangezien niet in alle gemeenten de benodigde informatie eenvoudig beschikbaar was. Hij heeft meer dan vier jaar geïnvesteerd in het onderzoeken en verzamelen van alle mooie verhalen van de gemeenten.

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How can technological development today help studio-based learning take place in virtual space? Can technologies transform and reform design education? Can online learning replace face-to-face tutorials across different disciplines within design education? And how should design educators adapt to the new direction this era is facing?

How has technology empowered us, and what has it taken away from us? What has it done to enhance our learning and teaching methodologies? How are teachers using ...