Book References
- walterandedith
- Jan 2, 2021
- 2 min read
Updated: May 3, 2021

PROJECT RESEARCH
Victor Papanek - the politics of design
Clarke, Alison J., editor; Klein, Amelie, editor; Kries, Mateo, 1974- editor; Museu del Disseny de Barcelona, host institution; Vitra Design Museum, host institution
Design for the real world
Papanek, V
great developed ideas from the 60s, works really well with the book above too
The designer as author, producer, activist, entrepreneur, curator and collaborator: new models for communicating
McCarthy, Steven J
design authorship, and examples of.
Great examples of designers working in these forms of work
The social design reader
Resnick, Elizabeth
Branded protest
Bloem, Ingeborg, author; Kempenaars, Klaus, author
Branding ideas on protest, argument between good and bad of branding.
Well structured with ideas of how these ideas have developed in activist groups
Guerrilla advertising 2: more unconventional brand communication
Lucas, Gavin, 1965-
Posters of protest and revolution
Rickards, M
Banned posters
Rickards, M
The Politics of Design: A (Not So) Global Design Manual for Visual Communication
Ruben Pater
Really well structured themes and ideas
Protest : A Cultural Introduction to Social Movements
James M. Jasper
Great summaries of text
Beyond princess culture: gender and children's marketing. Vol. 32
Foss, Katherine A
How to be a craftivist: the art of gentle protest
Corbett, Sarah (Sarah P.), author
Good to see methodologies of different forms of protest
Signs of Resistance: A Visual History of Protest in America
Book by Bonnie Siegler
Some great up to date examples as book is newly published
The Care Manifesto: The Politics of Interdependence
Care Collective
More focused on care, but some really nice ideas about changing the system and issues that encompass all of society
Long Primer
Richard Ardagh and Carl Middleton
Super texts, written by designers about protest, collaboration and community
by Joanne Rippon and Anish Kapoor
great examples and structure to show different issues and forms of protest
Handmade Nation
Book by Faythe Levine
Small sections are helpful but also links back to community engagement and local conversations and strength in small spaces
TECHNICAL PROCESS
Type & typography
Baines, Phil; Haslam, Andrew
The new handmade graphics: beyond digital design
Odling-Smee, Anne
nice ideas around substrates
Look & see
Burrill, Anthony, artist
strong graphic fonts and inspiration
True Print
master printer, amazing developments in letterpress pushing the process
Street craft: guerrilla gardening
Kuittinen, Riikka
Super images of forms of process
The graphic world of Paul Peter Piech
Piech, Paul Peter, artist; Whitley, Zoe
strong examples of text alongside imagery
Come alive!
Corita Kent
This sits in technical and activism methodologies, want to research further as great links
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Visual research: an introduction to research methodologies in graphic design
Noble, Ian, 1960- author; Bestley, Russell, author
Thinking visually
Wigan, Mark
A *New* Program for Graphic Design
Textbook by David Reinfurt
(Plus online A Pre Program For Graphic Design-David Reinfurt)
gestalt, typography and layout. Also watching the digital lectures to support the book
The social design reader
Resnick, Elizabeth, author
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