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Modes of Criticism
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Modes of Criticism 4 – Radical Pedagogy

Francisco Laranjo — Magazine

Volume 4 of Modes of Criticism – Radical Pedagogy, with contributions by Danah Abdulla, Anne-Marie Willis, Tanveer Ahmed, Kenneth FitzGerald, depatriarchise design, Anja Groten and Hannah Ellis.

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A Brief History of the Design Summer School

Francisco Laranjo — Articles

Article originally published on Extra-curricular (2018), on the proliferation of design summer schools and education as tourism.

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It’s Nice That Intro

Francisco Laranjo — Articles

Editorial for the third volume of Modes of Criticism, titled Design and Democracy, with notes on the state of graphic design.

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Automated Graphic Design

Francisco Laranjo — Articles

In 2025, designers are data managers. Design bots work for and with marketing bots. Automation was looming in 2015 but designers were too busy funding nostalgia on kickstarter. Essay published on Eye Magazine.

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