In November 2014 I created an experimental series of 14 designs each expressing a perception or expectation of law, using just the word itself. The intention was to provoke and facilitate conversation - about law, about design, about law and design - within academia and beyond. I launched the draft designs via Twitter #apkLAWdesigns and this blog and… Continue reading What can graphic design reveal about law?
Approaching law
Legal Treasures Tour Guides
International lawLaw gender and sexuality
Using colour theory and typography to think about multi- and inter-disciplinarity
Colour Theory In my role as a student on the London College of Communication Postgraduate Certificate in Design for Visual Communication I was asked to create an instructional aid on the topic of colour theory. Design principles: Colour from Amanda Perry-Kessaris on Vimeo. As part of that design process I also experimented with exploring the idea of… Continue reading Using colour theory and typography to think about multi- and inter-disciplinarity
Pitching to peers
PhD students pitch their project to their peers
Global business, Local Law
These are visualisations created in 2014 of my findings published in Perry-Kessaris (2008) Global Business, Local Law: The Indian legal system as a communal resource in foreign investment relations Ashgate.
Graphic rights
Centre for Urban Pedagogy CUP.orgThe Centre for Urban Pedagogy in New York City helps artists, designers, educators, activists, and researchers collaborate to produce accessible graphic information about the rights of city-dwellers.Activity: Download the .pdf of Vendor Power by Candy Chang. What information may have been excluded in order to make the design clear? What legal issue would you… Continue reading Graphic rights
The legal life of a t-shirt
Photo courtesy Planet MoneyPlanet Money, an accessible economics podcast from National Public Radio (USA), recently explored the multilayered economic life of a t-shirt by making one.In so doing they also exposed a wide range of legal issues: from copyright, to the dispute resolution system of the WTO, to gender equality in Bangladesh. Activity: Explore the project app and listen to… Continue reading The legal life of a t-shirt
First Things First: a design manifesto 1963, 2000 and 2014
1964 The 'first things first' manifestos (issued first in 1963/4 then in 2000 and most recently in 2014) all call for designers to refocus: away from advertising and towards more 'worthy' projects. The 1963 wish list of 'worthy' projects includes scientific and industrial publications. The 2000 version emphasises the need to address 'unprecedented environmental, social and cultural crises'. In 2014 it is 'education, medicine,… Continue reading First Things First: a design manifesto 1963, 2000 and 2014
Conceptual postcards
(c) Amanda Perry-KessarisHow might one use the format of a two sided postcard to communicate about the econo-socio-legal? (c) Amanda Perry-Kessaris
THESIS: learning to look at your research project
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