CAPS LOCK

Hermanas. Castellano edition @libroswalden English edition @valiz_books_projects

The Spanish translation of CAPS LOCK is out now @libroswalden El traducción de CAPS LOCK está listo @libroswalden Que emocionante 😍

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Today the #CAPSLOCK e-book is available! Especially good news for those who have no access to the book for geographical reasons, or for those who prefer digital reading. This is also a more accessible, cheaper, and low-carbon footprint version of the physical book. The e-book has extra features like an interactive table of contents and clickable notes. These pictures are from my old reader, but it works on all platforms. You can find it in various online shops and at the website of @valiz_books_projects https://valiz.nl/en/publications/caps-lock-ebook #graphicdesign #ebook

Solidariteit in de stad: design en activisme Dinsdag 12 april 20:00-22:00 in @pakhuisdezwijger Het kapitalisme biedt steeds minder ruimte voor creatieve en tegendraadse ideeën in Amsterdam. Ooit was Amsterdam de stad van de kraakbeweging, ludieke activisten, en tegendraadse kunstenaars en ontwerpers. Helaas staat creativiteit in de stad steeds vaker in dienst van grote bedrijven, die niet zouden kunnen bestaan zonder ontwerpers die steeds opnieuw producten en reclames creëren om economische groei aan te jagen. Gentrificatie gaat hand in hand met campagnes die investeerders en rijke toeristen aantrekken. Wat is het alternatief? Welke ontwerpers stellen gelijkheid, solidariteit en rechtvaardigheid boven winst? Aan de hand van het boek @capitalslock praat @rene_boer_ over de potentie van creatief verzet met @unlisted_roots over zijn boek CAPS LOCK, met de activisten van @vloer.werk over zelforganiserende solidariteitsnetwerken, @hackersanddesigners over experiment en cooperatief werken, en de kunstenaars @eyehatetattoos en @r3p3lst33ltj3 van @anarchafemamsterdam over de potentie van kraken als creativiteit. Kom langs, meldt je aan of kijk mee met de livestream hier https://dezwijger.nl/programma/solidariteit-in-de-stad-design-en-activisme Mogelijk gemaakt door @valiz_books_projects en @pakhuisdezwijger #design #ontwerp #amsterdam #krakengaatdoor

The second artist collective whose work is featured in #CAPSLOCK is the See Red Women’s Workshop (1974-1990). See Red Women’s Workshop was group of feminist graphic designers in the UK that wanted to ‘look at and combat the negative images of women in advertising and the media’. ‘See Red grew out of that meeting and a collective was formed producing silk screened posters for the women’s liberation movement as well as for community groups and others on request.’ (from SRWW website) It is wonderful and an honour to have their work featured. Founding members Suzy Mackie and Pru Stevenson were so kind to lend two works for the book: See Red Women’s Workshop, ‘Capitalism also depends on domestic labour’, 1975. See Red Women’s Workshop. Disc Jockey, The state & sexist advertising causes illness, don’t let these men invade your homes, 1973. In 2016 the See Red Women’s Workshop published a book with an overview of their work at @fourcornersbooks . More information about the collective can be found on their website . Please check out their book and their work! #WomensArt #capslock #capitalism #graphicdesign #seeredwomensworkshop #srww

This period I wish to highlight some of the amazing artists and designers featured in #CAPSLOCK. Without their images, the book would have not been able to be made. First off, @hankwillisthomas (b. 1976, Plainfield, NJ; lives and works in Brooklyn, NY) is a conceptual artist working primarily with themes related to perspective, identity, commodity, media, and popular culture. His work on the relationship between branding and slavery was one of the first images I selected for the chapter on branding. His work is not only graphically strong and communicative, he is also active in many political and artistic collectives such as @forfreedoms and @wideawakes Thanks Hank Willis Thomas for being part of my publication. The images are: Scarred Chest, 2003 and Branded Head, 2003 Courtesy of the artist and @jackshainman #CAPSLOCK #graphicdesign #branding #hankwillisthomas

Best wishes for the new year! Very excited that my first lecture on CAPS LOCK in the new year will be held in Chicago at @depaulsodtalks . That lovely windy city where I did my graphic design internship 22 years ago(!). Join us next week on Thursday, Jan 13th, 12-1:30pm CST. Register at /o/depaul-university-school-of-design-15112481003 #CAPSLOCK is available @artbook in North America, or find the distributor in your area at my publisher @valiz_books_projects #capslock #graphicdesign #depauluniversity #chicago #capitalism #2022 #design

SAVE THE DATE⁣ AIGA presents CAPS LOCK author Ruben Pater lecturing on Design and Capitalism⁣⁣ Tuesday, November 16⁣⁣ 1-2 PM EST || 10-11 AM PST || 7-8 PM CET⁣⁣ Zoom webinar with Q&A⁣⁣ Our current economic system could not exist without the number systems, coins, banknotes, documents, advertisements, interfaces, typefaces and information graphics that graphic designers have helped to create. Even speculative design and social design play their part in fueling the economic system. Capitalism has brought tremendous wealth, but it has not done so evenly. Extreme income inequality and environmental destruction is the price future generations have to pay for unbridled economic growth. The question is whether ethical graphic design is even possible under such conditions.⁣⁣ ⁣ Join AIGA and Ruben Pater to explore examples of radical design practices that challenge the supremacy of the market, in the hopes of inspiring a different kind of graphic design.⁣⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 🔗 Go to bit.ly/3mV87zx to register for this Zoom webinar followed by a Q&A with Lee-Sean Huang.⁣ The lecture is available to be watched online for free afterwards. ⁣ ----------⁣ @aigadesign @artbook @capitalslock @thepoliticsofdesign #aiga #rubenpater #talk #capslock #unlistedroots #graphicdesign #valiz #valizbooks #valizbooksprojects @valiz_books_projects

The last collective I want to highlight is @thepublicstudio.ca from Toronto, Canada. They are a community-centred, social justice design studio by designers who identify as people of colour and/or queer or trans. Their experience led them to forego on the distinction between designers and non-designers, since it fails to appreciate the existing creativity that resides within justice- seeking communities. Now they see themselves as organizers, facilitators, and cultural workers that can empower others to develop their creativity. Their work consists of ‘traditional’ design work, co-design work rooted in principles of community self-determination, and self-initiated work. The latter includes a community gallery, programming open source resources, and a residency programme. Their storefront building functions as a community gallery and their door is always open to people in the neighbourhood. The Public understands how design studios and galleries are often complicit in gentrification. The neighbourhood is part of a long-term commitment to strengthen social bonds through cultural production. ‘Lately there’s been a lot of design studios that do pro-bono or liberal work, but there’s no care. They’re not invested in the communities they’re designing for, and we are’, says studio manager Anabel Khoo To designers they say; before you engage in radical world-building or designing better systems, they have to acknowledge and honour the ways many communities are already doing that. Eliminating the distinction between designers and non-designers is one way in which The Public practice this insight. ‘I want us to not have to do that work one day because we will have achieved those things collectively and broadly. So my dream is to not have to do this work, to not have wage labour. That’s the long-term dream.’ - Sheila Sampath, creative director Thanks The Public for sharing your insights and work! All images by the Public Illustration by @ErinMcPhee More work at www.thepublic.ca Published by @valiz_books_projects Available in North America via @artbook #capslock #graphicdesign #toronto #parkdale

Are you an educator and interested in #CAPSLOCK ? You can find a free educational toolkit with assignments and additional reading for each of the twelve chapters. The toolkit is based on graphic design education on trade school, BA or MA levels but can be extended to other disciplines as well. Download it for free at the website of @valiz_books_projects https://valiz.nl/en/publications/caps-lock.html or use the deeplink for the PDF https://valiz.nl/images/publicaties/CAPS_LOCK/CAPS_LOCK_EDUCATIONALTOOLKIT.pdf #capslock #education #designeducation #graphicdesign

#capslock has finally arrived in North America. You can find a copy at your local bookstore or you may order it at @artbook CAPS LOCK is published by @valiz_books_projects Hope you enjoy it! ----- Photo by @dirkvis #graphicdesign