Design after Capitalism
- Author
- Matthew Wizinsky
- Year
- 2022
Published by MIT Press, Matthew Wizinsky's book argues that the capitalist order that produced modern design has already changed, and sets out principles for a design practice oriented toward social empowerment rather than pure commerce. It draws on economics, sociology and critical theory alongside historical examples of noncapitalist design practice.
Wizinsky takes the designed world seriously as something that shapes how we live, then argues the industrial-capitalist order that produced modern design has already been transformed — and asks what design becomes after it. It speaks directly to the SDF's reading of the Capitalocene: the economy as a designed, and therefore re-designable, thing.
Published by MIT Press, the book argues that the industrial-capitalist order that produced modern design has been dramatically transformed, and sets out a framework for design that combines entrepreneurship with social empowerment. Wizinsky traces the parallel histories of capitalism and design, examines historical anticapitalist and postcapitalist models of design practice, and draws on sociology, philosophy, economics and critical theory to lay out principles and practical guidelines for designers.
Where to find it
In the framework
- Capitalocene · concept
- Observations Component
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