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Please Don´t Brand My Public Space
Baur Ruedi
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Description for Please Don´t Brand My Public Space
Paperback. Critical investigation of visual branding strategies of cities, states, and other political spaces. Editor(s): Baur, Ruedi; Thiery, Sebastien. Num Pages: 320 pages, 500. BIC Classification: AKP; AMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 796.
Please Don't Brand My Public Space is a critical investigation of the visual strategies employed to identify and brand political territories. 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. Essays on the theme by political scientists, designers, and sociologists make reference to the three visual essays that are at ... Read more
Please Don't Brand My Public Space is a critical investigation of the visual strategies employed to identify and brand political territories. 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. Essays on the theme by political scientists, designers, and sociologists make reference to the three visual essays that are at ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Lars Muller Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
796g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Baden, Switzerland
ISBN
9783037783481
SKU
V9783037783481
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About Baur Ruedi
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 ... Read more
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