Edited by James Dyer, Nick Deakin. Preface by Nick Deakin. Afterword by James Dyer. Text by Adam Cruickshank, Adam Griffiths, Afonso de Matos, Aggie Toppins, Aidan Nolan, Tobias Larsen, et al.
Bake cookies, host a debate society or pretend to be a postal worker: try these out-of-the-box exercises to think about design in a new way
We live in a moment when our everyday experiences are distracted by a cynical attention economy; as such, there is an urgent need for a new kind of vigilant attention. In other words, how we experience the world depends on the ways we attend to it. The workshops in this book are practical challenges to the ways we think about the world we live in. Without relying on specialist equipment or subject-specific knowledge, they give clear instructions about how to be mindful of the real world in unusual ways. From the informal and playful to the critical and insightful, each workshop finishes with a diverse list of recommended further reading that extends well beyond the designer's traditional bookshelf. With contributors ranging from designers and painters to philosophers, dancers, poets and documentary filmmakers, this eclectic mix of workshops changes how we think about the creative potential of our day-to-day lives.
STATUS: Forthcoming | 6/2/2026
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FORMAT: Hbk, 6.5 x 8.75 in. / 350 pgs. LIST PRICE: U.S. $30.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $42 ISBN: 9789083499314 PUBLISHER: Set Margins’ publications AVAILABLE: 6/2/2026 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Forthcoming AVAILABILITY: Awaiting stock TERRITORY: NA LA ASIA AFR ME
Ninety-Nine Graphic Design Workshops The Way We Attend to Things
Published by Set Margins’ publications. Edited by James Dyer, Nick Deakin. Preface by Nick Deakin. Afterword by James Dyer. Text by Adam Cruickshank, Adam Griffiths, Afonso de Matos, Aggie Toppins, Aidan Nolan, Tobias Larsen, et al.
Bake cookies, host a debate society or pretend to be a postal worker: try these out-of-the-box exercises to think about design in a new way
We live in a moment when our everyday experiences are distracted by a cynical attention economy; as such, there is an urgent need for a new kind of vigilant attention. In other words, how we experience the world depends on the ways we attend to it. The workshops in this book are practical challenges to the ways we think about the world we live in. Without relying on specialist equipment or subject-specific knowledge, they give clear instructions about how to be mindful of the real world in unusual ways. From the informal and playful to the critical and insightful, each workshop finishes with a diverse list of recommended further reading that extends well beyond the designer's traditional bookshelf. With contributors ranging from designers and painters to philosophers, dancers, poets and documentary filmmakers, this eclectic mix of workshops changes how we think about the creative potential of our day-to-day lives.
