Creatively Advancing into Novelty
“For both Whitehead and Hartshorne, then, not only is discord unavoidable, it is in fact necessary for the achievement of deeper forms of beauty. Although the loss resulting from the conflict between two individuals is tragic, this discord helps avoid tameness or ‘anesthesia’ by introducing uncertainty, unpredictability, and freedom. Discord plays an essential role in…
“There is much more to branding than a logo or style. It is a manifestation of power.” –Rodney Abbot, Caps Lock, pg. 131 “It is important to understand the violent part of the history of branding, not just the exceptionally barbarous acts from long ago, but as a fundamental capitalist strategy. The transatlantic slave trade…
Terms of pillows, winter shade Pocks of light surround the blade Our sight will dim before too long Romantic hours left alone Dreams of honey if we were bees Bright black notions, running trees The thin relation starts to swallow With no longing comes no tomorrow
Below is the final section of Part 3 from my recent grad school design paper in which I attempt to imagine a not-so-distant future world for the post-capitalist designer. We began by de-commodifying the basic necessities of life in Part 3a before proceeding to identify some post-capitalist design needs in Part 3b. Now, in Part…
This is Part 3 of my recent grad school design paper in which I attempt to imagine a not-so-distant future world for the post-capitalist designer. We begin by de-commodifying the basic necessities of life (Part 3a) before proceeding to identify some post-capitalist design needs (Part 3b) which will then allow us to consider the roles…
This is Part 3a of my recent grad school design paper in which I begin to imagine a not-so-distant future world for the post-capitalist designer. We begin by de-commodifying the basic necessities of life before proceeding to identify some post-capitalist design needs (Part 3b) which will then allow us to consider the roles of the…
This is the second section in Part 2 of my recent grad school design paper in which I explore two contemporary, post-capitalist movements that have much to offer our creative endeavor to imagine a new, ecologically sensitive design story. Degrowth and solarpunk are neither finished experiments nor cautionary tales but living, still-unfolding proposals, argued over…
This is the first section in Part 2 of my recent grad school design paper in which I explore two contemporary, post-capitalist movements that have much to offer our creative endeavor to imagine a new, ecologically sensitive design story. Degrowth and solarpunk are neither finished experiments nor cautionary tales but living, still-unfolding proposals, argued over…
This is the fourth section in Part 1 of my recent grad school design paper in which I explore four laboratories of non-capitalist and postsocialist design. Please find the preceding sections below if you’d like to catch up: Introduction Part 1a: The Designed Object as Comrade in Constructivist Russia Part 1b: Advertising as Cultural Strategy…
This is the third section in Part 1 of my recent grad school design paper in which I explore four laboratories of non-capitalist and postsocialist design. Please find the preceding sections below if you’d like to catch up: Introduction Part 1a: The Designed Object as Comrade in Constructivist Russia Part 1b: Advertising as Cultural Strategy…