Grafisch ontwerper en docent Jan Begeer (1921-2002) is vooral bekend als hoofddocent van de afdeling Grafisch Ontwerpen aan de Academie St. Joost in Breda. Hij gaf er les vanaf 1958 en stopte ermee toen hij in 1986 met pensioen ging.

Jan Begeer was een charismatisch docent met een groot besef van de rol die de grafisch ontwerper in de maatschappij te vervullen had. De ontwerper diende zijn ontwerpen te baseren op een heldere analyse van de opdracht. Hij besefte als geen ander dat aan de prakt...

The internationally renowned design agency Turner Duckworth presents stories and advice gathered from working with the world’s biggest brands

'WAR WITH MYSELF' is a wide-ranging collection of essays spanning design, authenticity, Empire, decolonization, and history. Hot on the heels of his books The Impossibility of Silence: Writing for Designers, Artists & Photographers and The Failed Painter (or Unchained by Material Anxiety), designer, writer and teacher Ian Lynam’s latest body of work is an urgent and impassioned examination of the contemporary condition.

Designers are visual thinkers: they are used to sketches, not drafts, and rely on visuals instead of words. As a result, writing is a strange skill for a designer, leading to blank-page anxiety and procrastination. But no more! This book helps designers overcome the challenge of communicating with words. It introduces a writing method that fits how designers think, guiding them in clarifying thoughts, breaking down complex ideas into manageable pieces, and using writing to spark new ideas.

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In a world propelled by swift technological progress and perpetual obsolescence, women frequently find themselves adapting and altering their daily experiences in order to remain functional. In the 21st century, as technology purports to comprehensively assess and address women’s conditions and physical discomfort, Cycles, the Sacred and the Doomed delves deeply into the realm of female health technologies, revealing a space where science, holistic methods, and mythology converge. This book...

Design Against Design argues for the urgent necessity of critical engagement and political resistance through graphic practice. It draws on insights from the practice of LOKI, a small graphic design studio committed to working with social movements towards radical political change. With con­versational interviews, personal and critical essays, and a wide-ranging selection of graphic works, this book unravels the real-world relationships, motivations and contradictions involved in a socially ...

The inside scoop on sustainability and the materials in the products we use.