On May 13 2015 a pack of legal treasure hunters led by Amanda Perry-Kessaris, Lisa Dickson and Sophie Vigneron travelled from Kent Law School to the British Museum. Read all about it below, on our webpage and on Twitter.Part A Briefing in the Great Court What is a museum for? Who decides want is #legaltreasure? Who gets… Continue reading KLS LLM Legal Treasure Tour 2015
Author: Amanda Perry-Kessaris
The case for a visualised economic sociology of legal development
'The case for a visualised economic sociology of legal development' Current Legal Problems, Vol. 67 (2014), pp. 169–198 doi:10.1093/clp/cuu016Winner of the SLSA Article Prize for 2015Access it here for free.
Workshop on Visual Communication of Social Science Research
In March 2015 I ran a full day workshop at University of Kent for PhD students on Visual Communication of Social Science Research for Kent Graduate School.The aim was to attune students to the potential of visual materials at all stages of the research process, from conceptualisation, to data collection and analysis, to dissemination and impact… Continue reading Workshop on Visual Communication of Social Science Research
What can graphic design reveal about law?
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?
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
