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<p>Politics Design in essence is the intersection of political communication, design thinking, and social influence.<br /> It studies and practices how visual systems, symbols, structures, and narratives shape power, ideology, and public behavior.</p> <p>Definition<br /> Politics Design is the strategic creation and use of design visual, spatial, linguistic, and systemic to communicate, influence, or critique political ideas, power structures, and social systems.<br /> It merges graphic design, behavioral psychology, data visualization, branding, and semiotics to examine how political messages are built and how they emotionally and cognitively affect citizens.</p>
  • A minimalist illustration showing a group of workers pushing a large gear while an elevated authority figure directs surplus through three arrows toward different groups, symbolising how modern capitalist economies centralise power and distribute value away from workers.
    November 17, 2025

    Rethinking Surplus, Work, and Power: Why Our Economic Systems Look the Way They Do

    The political design of societies hinges on the management of surplus, determining who controls and benefits from it. Historical systems, from slavery to capitalism, exhibit similar structures of power and inequality. Genuine political freedom requires a rethinking of surplus allocation, advocating for cooperative ownership and decentralized authority to empower workers.

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  • Illustration showing a hand tipping dominoes labeled “Choice,” “Law,” and “Vote” toward a glowing search bar that reads “influence.” Symbolizes how governments use behavioral science and algorithms to subtly shape decisions and beliefs.
    October 5, 2025

    How Governments Use Suggestion: Inside the Invisible Tools of Influence

    You might think “governments control people by laws, police, or force.” But the subtler, more powerful levers lie in suggestion in shaping how choices are presented, which ideas are made visible, and how algorithms steer what you see. These tools are more than academic curiosities: they shape your behavior, your beliefs, and even your politics. [...] More
  • Editorial illustration showing HSBC’s historical link from the 19th-century opium trade to modern money laundering scandals, blending ships, opium crates, and skyscrapers.
    September 24, 2025

    HSBC: From Opium to Cartels – The Shadow History of Global Finance

    When we think of global banks today, we imagine polished skyscrapers, high-tech trading floors, and (brand) slogans about “the world’s local bank.” But behind the polished PR lies a story stretching back centuries; one rooted not in innovation, but in narcotics, weapons, and empire. HSBC was built on opium profits and still profits from cartel [...] More
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