Daniel Eden, Designer

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The media cover for “An Individual Note of Music, Sound, and Electronics” by Daphne Oram

An Individual Note of Music, Sound, and Electronics

Daphne Oram
The media cover for “The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.

The Body Keeps the Score

Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.
The media cover for “Bullshit Jobs” by David Graeber

Bullshit Jobs

David Graeber

‘The feeling that work is a moral value in itself, and that anyone not willing to submit themselves to some kind of intense work discipline for most of their waking hours deserves nothing, is extraordinarily convenient for [the ruling class]’
The media cover for “CAPS LOCK” by Ruben Pater

CAPS LOCK

Ruben Pater

‘How can you practice design outside of capitalism, when capitalism itself will do everything to try and appropriate anti-capitalist ideas or practices for its benefit?’
The media cover for “The Code Book” by Simon Singh

The Code Book

Simon Singh
The media cover for “Debt: The First 5,000 Years” by David Graeber

Debt: The First 5,000 Years

David Graeber

‘“IMF Warns Second Bailout Would ‘Threaten Democracy,’ ” reads one headline. (Of course by “democracy” they mean “capitalism.”)’
The media cover for “Designing Design” by Kenya Hara

Designing Design

Kenya Hara
The media cover for “The End of Everything” by Katie Mack

The End of Everything

Katie Mack
The media cover for “The End of Policing” by Alex S. Vitale

The End of Policing

Alex S. Vitale

‘A kinder, gentler, and more diverse war on the poor is still a war on the poor.’
The media cover for “Godfather Death” by Sally Nicholls, Júlia Sàrda

Godfather Death

Sally Nicholls, Júlia Sàrda

‘You cannot bargain with me. You cannot bribe me. You cannot steal what is mine. No one can escape me. And I will be your son’s godfather.’
The media cover for “Good Services” by Lou Downe

Good Services

Lou Downe
The media cover for “The Making of Prince of Persia” by Jordan Mechner

The Making of Prince of Persia

Jordan Mechner
The media cover for “My Favorite Murder” by Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark

My Favorite Murder

Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark
The media cover for “Nice Try!” by Avery Trufelman/Curbed

Nice Try!

Avery Trufelman/Curbed
The media cover for “Nice White Parents” by Chana Joffe-Walt/New York Times

Nice White Parents

Chana Joffe-Walt/New York Times
The media cover for “Object-Oriented Ontology” by Graham Harman

Object-Oriented Ontology

Graham Harman
The media cover for “The Order of Time” by Carlo Rovelli

The Order of Time

Carlo Rovelli
The media cover for “The Politics of Design” by Ruben Pater

The Politics of Design

Ruben Pater
The media cover for “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Yuval Noah Harari

‘Some religions, such as Christianity and Nazism, have killed millions out of burning hatred. Capitalism has killed millions out of cold indifference coupled with greed.’
The media cover for “Seeing Like a State” by James C. Scott

Seeing Like a State

James C. Scott
The media cover for “A Short History of Nearly Everything” by Bill Bryson

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson

‘…for 3.8 billion years, a period of time older than the Earth’s mountains and rivers and oceans, every one of your forebears on both sides has been attractive enough to find a mate, healthy enough to reproduce, and sufficiently blessed by fate and circumstances to live long enough to do so.’
The media cover for “The Signal and The Noise” by Nate Silver

The Signal and The Noise

Nate Silver

‘One economist sees a $100 bill sitting on the street and reaches to grab it. “Don’t bother,” the other economist says. “If it were a real $100 bill, someone would already have picked it up.”’
The media cover for “The Sixth Extinction” by Elizabeth Kolbert

The Sixth Extinction

Elizabeth Kolbert
The media cover for “Subprime Attention Crisis” by Tim Hwang

Subprime Attention Crisis

Tim Hwang
The media cover for “The Skull” by Jon Klassen

The Skull

Jon Klassen

‘Otilla looked up to where the voice had come from. In a window above the door, she saw a skull looking at her.’
The media cover for “W.E.B. Du Bois’s Data Portraits: Visualizing Black America” by Whitney Battle-Baptiste (Editor), Britt Rusert (Editor)

W.E.B. Du Bois’s Data Portraits: Visualizing Black America

Whitney Battle-Baptiste (Editor), Britt Rusert (Editor)
The media cover for “What Can a Body Do?” by Sara Hendren

What Can a Body Do?

Sara Hendren
The media cover for “What Tech Calls Thinking” by Adrian Daub

What Tech Calls Thinking

Adrian Daub

‘The aestheticization of labor is perhaps the central distinguishing feature of the tech job.’
The media cover for “What White People Can Do Next” by Emma Dabiri

What White People Can Do Next

Emma Dabiri
The media cover for “Why We Sleep” by Matthew Walker

Why We Sleep

Matthew Walker
The media cover for “Word By Word” by Kory Stamper

Word By Word

Kory Stamper
The media cover for “You’re Wrong About” by Michael Hobbs, Sarah Marshall

You’re Wrong About

Michael Hobbs, Sarah Marshall
The media cover for “Your Brain Is a Time Machine” by Dean Buonomano

Your Brain Is a Time Machine

Dean Buonomano

‘Whether of color, sound, or the passage of time, our conscious experiences are in essence illusions, convenient running narratives of what the unconscious brain determines are the most relevant events happening in the extracranial world.’