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What Is Post-Branding? - by Jason Grant & Oliver Vodeb (Paperback)

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  • Part design experiment, part critical theory, part how-to manual, What Is Post-Branding?
  • Author(s): Jason Grant & Oliver Vodeb
  • 264 Pages
  • Art, Graphic Arts

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"Brands aren't just intruding on culture, they are our culture. They are the sponsored mechanisms for constructing and manipulating meaning and human identity. But should we cede such a fundamental human need to the market? If not, why not, and is there an alternative? What is Post Branding? is a work of 'practical theory'. It is a compact 'pocket-book' format publication composed of four main sections. The first, 'DIS-BRANDED', is a text of 20 short page-long chapters exposing the ideological underbelly and real-world impact of branding. The second, 'MIXED MESSAGES', is a provocative visual essay illuminating the texts' main themes. The third, 'MANUAL', presents a framework for a critical alternative to corporate branding, humorously appropriating found instructional diagrams as a brand manual satire. This section also includes examples of completed contemporary projects that have implemented post-branding principles. The book concludes with 'CONTEXT', featuring a conversation with cultural theorist Brian Holmes and an argument with design historian Steven Heller. Part design experiment, part critical theory, and part how-to-manual, What is Post-Branding? introduces a creative counter to branding's neoliberal orthodoxy."--Vendor website.



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Part design experiment, part critical theory, part how-to manual, What Is Post-Branding? offers a creative counter to branding's neoliberal orthodoxy

Brands aren't just intruding on culture, they are our culture: they are the sponsored mechanisms for constructing and manipulating meaning and human identity. But should we cede such a fundamental human need to the market? If not, why not, and is there an alternative?
A compact pocketbook composed of four main sections, What Is Post Branding? is a work of "practical theory." The first section, "DIS-BRANDED," consists of 20 short page-long chapters exposing the ideological underbelly and real-world impact of branding. The second, "Mixed Messages," is a provocative visual essay illuminating the texts' main themes. The third section, "Manual," presents a framework for a critical alternative to corporate branding, humorously appropriating vintage instructional diagrams as a brand manual satire. This section also includes examples of contemporary projects that have implemented post-branding principles. The book concludes with "Context," which features a conversation with cultural theorist Brian Holmes and a discussion with design historian Steven Heller.



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A guide as well as a dictionary of pictorial rhetoric.--Steven Heller "The Daily Heller"
Dimensions (Overall): 6.4 Inches (H) x 4.1 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)
Weight: .4 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 264
Genre: Art
Sub-Genre: Graphic Arts
Publisher: Set Margins' Publications
Theme: Branding & Logo Design
Format: Paperback
Author: Jason Grant & Oliver Vodeb
Language: English
Street Date: September 5, 2023
TCIN: 89033027
UPC: 9789083270678
Item Number (DPCI): 247-13-5082
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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