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Message 4: Design Politics
DESIGN POLITICS
What are the politics of your design and what is the design of your politics?
For this issue we wanted to create an arena where our discipline could discuss the nature and context of its role from an overtly political perspective. Whilst we felt in our bones there was an appetite for this, we were far from certain about its nature, scope and size. Consequently, the call for Message 4 was, to say the least, somewhat of a gamble. Thankfully, our hunches and speculations seem to have been close to the mark. We received more submissions for this call than the previous three issues combined. There was also an anticipation (albeit in hindsight a rather naive one) that some submissions might be positioned around conventional left, right and/or sustainable ecological perspectives. This did not really transpire. Nonetheless, we are very happy to say that the creative, eclectic and diverse nature of the responses has resulted in a range of exemplars that reflect the varied nature, concerns and foci of our vibrant discipline. These extend from John Calvelli’s philosophical dialectic on the fundamental nature and origin of images, their use and effects, to Elizabeth Herrmann’s self-initiated craft-based approach, to do good locally and make a social contribution. Both of these papers are also examples of the higher than usual number of submissions from North America, a substantial proportion of which relate to the politics of cultural and/or racial identity, such as Omari Souza’s, ‘Racist Motifs in Everyday Branding’. Message is dedicated to the development of Graphic Communication Design research. Particularly (although not exclusively) through authors’ analysis of and reflection on their own practice-based research. Through peer reviewed submissions and occasional commissioned essays, Message explores, discusses and challenges the boundaries, roles, practices and outputs of Graphic Communication Design. Past, present and future.
CONTENTS
Peter Jones.
Rethinking Graphic Design and the Design of Historical Camila Afanador-Llach.
The Intersection of Electoral Politics and Design Anne Berry & Sarah Rutherford.
Ecological Mourning and the Work of Graphic Communication John Calvelli.
From High to Low and High Kristen Coogan.
Speculative Graphic The Idiot’ James Dyer.
Free!* Reclaiming ‘freedom’ from the neoliberal Cathy Gale.
Countering ‘Fake News’ in the Design Anne M. Giangiulio.
Cards for Constructing Meaningful Communities Through Unsolicited Do-Good Elizabeth Herrmann.
Political Awareness and Engagement Through Banknote Chae Ho Lee.
Personal value thinking in graphic communication design education – The introduction of a clarification tool for Gwen Lettis, Pamela Napier, Adam de Eyto & Muireann McMahon.
Passive, Brutish, or Civil? Racist Motifs in Everyday Omari Souza.
Countering the Othering of Illustration Facilitating Dave Wood.
Re-contextualising Illustration to Inform Sexual Consent – # Dave Wood
What are the politics of your design and what is the design of your politics?
For this issue we wanted to create an arena where our discipline could discuss the nature and context of its role from an overtly political perspective. Whilst we felt in our bones there was an appetite for this, we were far from certain about its nature, scope and size. Consequently, the call for Message 4 was, to say the least, somewhat of a gamble. Thankfully, our hunches and speculations seem to have been close to the mark. We received more submissions for this call than the previous three issues combined. There was also an anticipation (albeit in hindsight a rather naive one) that some submissions might be positioned around conventional left, right and/or sustainable ecological perspectives. This did not really transpire. Nonetheless, we are very happy to say that the creative, eclectic and diverse nature of the responses has resulted in a range of exemplars that reflect the varied nature, concerns and foci of our vibrant discipline. These extend from John Calvelli’s philosophical dialectic on the fundamental nature and origin of images, their use and effects, to Elizabeth Herrmann’s self-initiated craft-based approach, to do good locally and make a social contribution. Both of these papers are also examples of the higher than usual number of submissions from North America, a substantial proportion of which relate to the politics of cultural and/or racial identity, such as Omari Souza’s, ‘Racist Motifs in Everyday Branding’. Message is dedicated to the development of Graphic Communication Design research. Particularly (although not exclusively) through authors’ analysis of and reflection on their own practice-based research. Through peer reviewed submissions and occasional commissioned essays, Message explores, discusses and challenges the boundaries, roles, practices and outputs of Graphic Communication Design. Past, present and future.
CONTENTS
Peter Jones.
Rethinking Graphic Design and the Design of Historical Camila Afanador-Llach.
The Intersection of Electoral Politics and Design Anne Berry & Sarah Rutherford.
Ecological Mourning and the Work of Graphic Communication John Calvelli.
From High to Low and High Kristen Coogan.
Speculative Graphic The Idiot’ James Dyer.
Free!* Reclaiming ‘freedom’ from the neoliberal Cathy Gale.
Countering ‘Fake News’ in the Design Anne M. Giangiulio.
Cards for Constructing Meaningful Communities Through Unsolicited Do-Good Elizabeth Herrmann.
Political Awareness and Engagement Through Banknote Chae Ho Lee.
Personal value thinking in graphic communication design education – The introduction of a clarification tool for Gwen Lettis, Pamela Napier, Adam de Eyto & Muireann McMahon.
Passive, Brutish, or Civil? Racist Motifs in Everyday Omari Souza.
Countering the Othering of Illustration Facilitating Dave Wood.
Re-contextualising Illustration to Inform Sexual Consent – # Dave Wood
266 pages, Paperback
Published December 10, 2020
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Peter V. Jones
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Peter Jones (sometimes credited as Peter V. Jones) is a former lecturer in Classics at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, a writer and journalist. Jones has regularly written on Classics for major newspapers, and was awarded the MBE in 1983. He is a Cambridge graduate.
Jones' popular work has been focused on introducing new generations to Ancient Rome and Greece, from newspaper columns to crossword collections, popular non-fiction, and charitable organisations devoted to helping keep Classics subjects in schools.
Peter Jones (sometimes credited as Peter V. Jones) is a former lecturer in Classics at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, a writer and journalist. Jones has regularly written on Classics for major newspapers, and was awarded the MBE in 1983. He is a Cambridge graduate.
Jones' popular work has been focused on introducing new generations to Ancient Rome and Greece, from newspaper columns to crossword collections, popular non-fiction, and charitable organisations devoted to helping keep Classics subjects in schools.
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