Design Harder

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Design Harder is a new book that aims to rally the graphic design field at a time when it faces new cultural and ethical challenges, Written by design critic and educator Erik Cart er in collaboration with designer and editor Aryn Beitz the book challenges readers to reconsider what graphic design can be. It builds off ideas Carter has been exploring over the last decade ranging from biting criticism to unfiltered love for graphic design. Through seven interconnected essays Carter probes the purpose, power and potential future of design, inviting readers to imagine a more sustainable and equitable artistic practice while offering the tools to reform the scene for the better. It offers an incisive, illuminating and ultimately hope-filled recontextualisation of the industry at large. Book Ideas, 220pp, 19.7cm x 12.7cm, illustrated hardback, second printing, 2025 Show more