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Publishing in the Wake of Things
At a time when planetary systems are under strain—from environmental degradation to information overload—publishing finds itself at a crossroads. The challenges we face are not only ecological, but also epistemic and material: how do we produce and share knowledge without further exhausting the world? In this context, the future of publishing cannot be reduced to…
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The Studio as Material Node: Toward a Sustainable Infrastructure for Hybrid Publishing
The contemporary design studio operates within shifting conditions that challenge its historical foundations. No longer simply a workshop of form-making or visual communication, the studio is increasingly drawn into complex entanglements—technological, ecological, social—that demand critical reflection and adaptive practice. It becomes a site of situated inquiry: a space where infrastructures are made visible, where hybridities…
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Other Worlds of Publishing: Holding Space for the Not-Yet
In a world marked by disintegration, collapse, and radical shifts in meaning, the act of publishing has emerged not merely as a dissemination of information but as a profound philosophical, technological, and anthropological gesture — one that holds the potential to shape realities, forge solidarities, and sketch the outlines of futures not yet realized. Publishing,…
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Publishing Futures: Design, Food, and the Rituals of Making Public
Transition design, as outlined by Irwin, Kossoff, Tonkinwise, and Scupelli (2015), offers a framework that aligns with the urgency of publishing practices oriented toward systemic and cultural shifts. They argue that “design must evolve from problem-solving to problem-framing, from short-term solutions to long-term transitions” (p. 6). This essay approaches publishing through the lens of transition…
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Critique as Commodity: The Contradictions of Critical Design Publishing
On the paradoxes of resistance, co-optation, and the aesthetics of dissent In recent years, the field of design has experienced a notable shift—a swelling chorus of critical voices emerging from within its own ranks. Designers have turned to publishing not only as a mode of self-expression, but as a method of critique: books, zines, panels,…
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Publishing Futures * By Luís Alegre 