Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Movements

Manifestos on Kinetic Art

Kinetic art refers to art the depends on movement for its desired effect and is closely related to op art. Upon scanning a few of the inner inserts from the Kinetics exhibition catalogue from the Hayward Gallery, London, 1970, I came across these five small manifestos on kinetic art.

Designer Interview

Katia Pecoraro: The dualism between system and freedom, design and life.

"Talking about myself as a designer is something that requires a powerful dialogue with my life experiences. In a radical way, I apply an exercise in which design forms become projections of life, extensions of meaning that constantly involve senses."

Design Archive Feature, Illustration, Members Only Content, Regional Histories

• America
• Mid Century Modernism

Illustrating Sound: Charles E. Murphy and Command Records

Command Records was founded by Enoch Light in 1959, their record sleeves can be distinguished by their bold, illustrated, and abstract cover designs, created by a range of designers.