CAPS LOCK uses clear language and striking visual examples to show how graphic design and capitalism are inextricably linked. The book contains many case studies of designed objects related to capitalist societies and cultures, and also examines how the education and professional practice of (graphic) designers supports the market economy and how design practice is caught within that very system.
- Economic beginnings/concepts explained in an accessible way for designers, without jargon
- With examples from the practice of six design collectives that try to dismantle the relations between capitalism and design
- A source of inspiration for everyone in the design field: students, designers, educators (just like Ruben Pater's previous book, The Politics of Design (2016))
- Ruben Pater developed a CAPS LOCK educational toolkit, which can be downloaded for free here
Ruben Pater (1977, NL) was educated as a graphic designer, worked in several design studios, also independently, and as an educator (eg MA Royal Academy of Art, The Hague). With Untold Stories Pater makes critical work on the edge of graphic design, journalism and activism.
CAPS LOCK is an inspirational book full of sources for design students, educators and visual communicators all over the world
432 pages, ills color & bw, 11 x 18 cm, pb, English