Don't Brand My Public Space!

Ruedi Baur, Sebastien Thiery,

ISBN 10: 3037783486 / ISBN 13: 9783037783481

Published by Lars Muller Publishers November 2013, 2013

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Please Don't Brand My Public Space is a critical investigation of the visual strategies employed to identify and brand political spaces. Isn't it about time to look at their often banal images as part of a crisis of political representation? In the context of a revival of xenophobic propaganda on the one hand and the degradation of places into pure marketing products on the other, it is possible to recognize an increasingly theatrical, unquestioned production of public signs and symbols. Contributions on the theme by political scientists, designers, and sociologists make reference to the three visual essays that are at the heart of the book: 'The Noticeable Absence of a Flag of the Earth' by Ruedi Baur, 'Depictions of Federalism and Nationalism: Comparing Former Yugoslavia, Switzerland, and Belgium' by Irena Bockaj, and 'European Capitals in Competition' by Maria Roskowska. The publication is released in collaboration with Civic City (HEAD Geneve) and the research program 'Ecrire la ville' (Ensadlab, Paris). Please Don't Brand My Public Space is a critical investigation of the visual strategies employed to identify and brand political spaces. Isn't it about time to look at their often banal images as part of a crisis of political representation? Contributions on the theme by political scientists, designers, and sociologists make reference to the three visual essays that are at the heart of the book: 'The Noticeable Absence of a Flag of the Earth' by Ruedi Baur, 'Depictions of Federalism and Nationalism: Comparing Former Yugoslavia, Switzerland, and Belgium' by Irena Bockaj, and 'European Capitals in Competition' by Maria Roskowska.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Don't Brand My Public Space!
• Publisher: Lars Muller Publishers November 2013
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3037783486
• ISBN 13: 9783037783481
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Used - Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Graphic Design - Corporate Identity - General

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Synopsis

A critical investigation of the visual strategies employed to identify and brand political spaces

Don't Brand My Public Space is a critical investigation of the visual strategies employed to identify and brand political spaces. Isn't it about time to look at their often banal images as part of a crisis of political representation? In the context of a revival of xenophobic propaganda on the one hand and the degradation of places into pure marketing products on the other, it is possible to recognize an increasingly theatrical, unquestioned production of public signs and symbols. Contributions on the theme by political scientists, designers, and sociologists make reference to the three visual essays that are at the heart of the book: “The Noticeable Absence of a Flag of the Earth” by Ruedi Baur, “Depictions of Federalism and Nationalism: Comparing Former Yugoslavia, Switzerland, and Belgium” by Irena Bockaj, and “European Capitals in Competition” by Maria Roskowska. The publication is released in collaboration with Civic City (HEAD Geneve) and the research program “Ecrire la ville” (Ensadlab, Paris).

About the Author

Ruedi Baur, born in Paris in 1956, is a graphic designer. He is the founder and head of integral ruedi baur et associes, Zurich, Berlin, and Paris, and director of the institute for design research Design2context at the Zurich University of the Arts. Baur is a professor at ENSAD, Paris, and heads the international research program Cohabitation of Signs. He is the cofounder and codirector of the postgraduate program Civic City at HEAD in Geneva, and of the Institute for Critical Research and Sciences in Design, Paris.