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Vito Acconci (2007) Manifesto #06
Ahmedabad Declaration on Industrial Design for Development (1979)
Hernan Diaz Alonso / Xefirotarch (2007) Manifesto #19
Giovanni Anceschi et al. (1989) Carta del Progetto Grafico
Paola Antonelli (2007) Manifesto #42
Architects Declare (2021) UK Architects Declare Climate and Biodiversity Emergency
Archizoom / Superstudio (1966) Superarchitettura
Arts Emergency (2015) The Arts Emergency Manifesto
Gunnar Asplund et al. (1931) Acceptera
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Jeremy Murdoch Bailey (2020) Manifesto of Millennial Architecture
Giacomo Balla (1913) Futurist Manifesto of Men’s Clothing
John Perry Barlow (1996) A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
John Perry Barlow (2003) The Economy of Ideas
Jonathan Barnbrook et al. (2000) First Things First 2000
Yves Béhar (2007) Manifesto #13
Yves Béhar (2017) Principles for a New Era of A.I. Design
Yves Béhar (2017) Ten Commandments of Science
Warren Berger (2009) The Glimmer Manifesto
Pierre Bernard (1991) The Social Role of the Graphic Designer
Michael Betancourt (1996) ______ Manifesto
Big Potatoes (2010) The London Manifesto for Innovation
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec (2007) Manifesto #05
Neville Brody (2010) Anti-Design Festival Manifesto
Stanley Brouwn (1964) A Short Manifesto
Henna Burney (2021) A Manifesto for Salt
Anthony Burrill (2004) Work Hard and Be Nice to People
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Cave Bureau (2021) The Anthropocene Museum 4.0: Maasai Cow Corridor
Constantin and Laurene Leon Boym (2007) Manifesto #16
Eric Cai Shi Wei (2008) Idea Innocent Originality Reasonable
Valery Casey (2007) The Designer’s Dilemma
CertifyD (2012) TheDesign Manifesto
Hussein Chalayan (2007) Manifesto #33
Aric Chen / Het Nieuwe Instituut (2021)
Natsai Audrey Chieza / Faber Futures (2021) Five Principles
David Chipperfield (2019) What is our role?
Congres Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne (CIAM) (1933) The Athens Charter
Crafts Council (2014) Our Future is in the Making: An Education Manifesto for Craft and Making
Allan Chochinov (2004) 1000 Words: A Manifesto for Sustainability in Design
City Mine(D) (2007) Manifesto #27
Committee (2007) Manifesto #32
Conditional Design (2008) A Manifesto for Artists and Designers
(onceptual]evices (2002) Triangular Design Manifesto
Coop Himmelb(l)au (1980) Architecture Must Blaze
Matali Crasset (2007) Manifesto #23
The Critical Engineering Working Group (2011) The Critical Engineering Manifesto
Teddy Cruz (2007) Manifesto #47
Cultural Environment Movement (1996) The Viewers’ Declaration of Independence
Cumulus (2008) Kyoto Design Declaration
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Danish Design Council (2017) The Danish Design DNA
Danish Design 2020 Committee (2011) The Vision
Guy Debord (1967) The Society of the Spectacle
Decolonising Design (2016) Editorial Statement
Michele De Lucchi (2018) Domus Manifesto
The Design Council (2015) Designing a Better Britain
Design Declares (2022) Acts of Emergency
Design Manchester (2020) The New Art School Rules!
Julian De Smedt / JDS Architects (2007) Manifesto #11
De Stijl: Creative Demands (1922)
Annelys de Vet et al. (2006) The Public Role of the Graphic Designer
Es Devlin (2021) Swap Cars For Trees
Dezeen (2016) Brexit Design Manifesto
Diez Office (2021) Circular Design Guidelines
Alastair Donald et al. (2008) Mantownhuman Manifesto: Towards A New Humanism In Architecture
Dunne & Raby (2007) Manifesto #39
The Dutch Institute of Food & Design (2018) The Food & Design Manifesto
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Charles Eames (1949) Advice for Students
Charles Eames (1943) City Hall
Lidewij Edelkoort (2015) Anti_Fashion Manifesto
Lidewij Edelkoort (2020) Hope Manifesto
Peter Eisenman (2007) Manifesto #20
Ulla Engenström (2005) Draft Craft Manifesto
Blair Enns (2010) The Win Without Pitching Manifesto
Michael Erard (2009) A Short Manifesto on the Future of Attention
Jalila Essaïdi (2021) Consumerism, Materialism and Waste
Experimental Jetset (2001) Disrepresentation Now!
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The Fabricant (2021) Manifesto for the RenaiXance
Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara (2017) Freespace Manifesto
First Things First: A Manifesto — 2020 Edition (2020)
By Peter Fischli and David Weiss (1991) How to Work Better
FLDWRK (2022) Manifesto of Canadian Design
Foreign Office Architects (2007) Manifesto #29
Formafantasma (2019) Design Strategies
Fortune Magazine x IIT Institute of Design (1959) The 100 “Best Designed” Products
Fortune Magazine x IIT Institute of Design (2019) 100 Great Designs of Modern Times
Norman Foster (1969) Design for Living
Norman Foster Foundation (2022) The Kharkiv Manifesto
Foster + Partners (2019) Sustainability Manifesto 2019
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Beatrice Galilee / The World Around (2021) The Design We Can’t See
Ken Garland (1964) First Things First
Ken Garland (2012) Last Things Last
Gilbert & George (1970) The Laws of Sculptors
Gilbert & George (2007) The Ten Commandments
Gilbert & George (1970) What Our Art Means
Bob Gill (2009) Otherwise Forget It
Stefano Giovannoni et al. (2016) Qeeboo Manifesto
Milton Glaser (2001) Ten Things I Have Learned
Mathias Goeritz (1953) Emotional Architecture Manifesto
Mark Goldman (2010) The Obstructionist Manifesto
Mitch Goldstein (2010) A Design Education Manifesto
Good Fucking Design Advice (c. 2010) Pledge
Good Fucking Design Advice (c. 2010) Classic Advice
Michael Graves (1982) A Case for Figurative Architecture
Joseph Grima / Space Caviar (2021) Non-Extractive Architecture: Notes Towards a New Spirit in Design
Walter Gropius (1919) Manifesto of the Staatliches Bauhaus
Walter Gropius (1919) What is Architecture?
Gross Max (2007) Manifesto #41
Herbert Gruhl and Christa Meves (1978) Das Grüne Manifestder (The Green Manifesto)
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Zaha Hadid (2007) Manifesto #18
Kathleen Hanna (1991) The Riot Grrrl Manifesto
Umair Haque (2009) The Awesomeness Manifesto
Stephen Hay (2008) The Design Funnel: A Manifesto for Meaningful Design
Werner Herzog (1999/2017) The Minnesota Declaration
Simon Hettler (2020) Sustainable Design Manifesto
Steven Holl (2007) Manifesto #43
Hans Hollein (1968) Everything Is Architecture
Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1966, 1964, 1996) Molding Manifest Against Rationalism in Architecture
Richard Hutten (2007) Manifesto #36
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Bjarke Ingels / BIG (2007) Manifesto #30
Bjarke Ingels / BIG (2009) Yes Is More
L’Institut d’Esthétique Industrielle (1952) The Industrial Aesthetics Charter
Institute of Design Research Vienna (2017) New Design Manifesto
International Council of Design (2000) Icograda Design Education Manifesto
International Council of Design (2011) Icograda Design Education Manifesto
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Sam Jacob / FAT (2007) Manifesto #38
Paul Jarvis (2013) A Manifesto for Creative Professionals
Hella Jongerius and Louise Schouwenberg (2015) Beyond the New: A Search for Ideals in Design
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Louis Kahn (1957) Architecture Is the Thoughtful Making of Spaces
Tibor Kalman (1998) Fuck Committees
Kenji Kawakami The 10 Tenets of Chindogu
Sister Corita Kent (c.1965) Immaculate Heart College Art Department Rules
Robin Kinross (1993) MORE LIGHT! For a Typography That Knows What It’s Doing
Rem Koolhaas (1978) Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan
Rem Koolhaas (2007) Manifesto #04
Bernard Khoury (2007) Manifesto #37
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Yasmeen Lari (2021) Social and Ecological Architecture for Humanity
The League of Movable Type (c.2009) The Manifesto
Learning Network on Sustainability (2010) LeNS Manifesto
Le Corbusier (1923) Vers une Architecture
Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret (c.1926) Les 5 Points d’une Architecture Nouvelle
Chris Lefteri Design (2021) Design & Materials Manifesto
Lien Foundation (2020) Hack Care Manifesto
Manuel Lima (2009) Information Visualization Manifesto
Ken Livingstone + Richard Rogers + Peter Bishop (2007) Manifesto #26
El Lissitzky (1923) Topology of Typography
Adolf Loos (1908) Ornament and Crime
Adolf Loos (1898) The Principle of Cladding
Ellen Lupton (2006) Free Font Manifesto
Patrick Lynch (2007) Manifesto #48
Greg Lynn (2007) Manifesto #10
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Winy Maas (2021) The Sponge: Towards a Dendrocene
John Maeda (2006) The Laws of Simplicity
John Maeda (2007) Manifesto #03
Makezine.com (2005) The Maker’s Bill of Rights
Kazimir Malevich (1927) The Manifesto of Suprematism
Geoff Manaugh (2007) Manifesto #46
Um Manifesto Anti-Design (2007)
Map Project Office (2020) Can You Create A Perfect Circle?
Map Project Office (2022) A Mobility Manifesto
Enzo Mari (1974) Atlante Secondo Lenin
Enzo Mari (1999) Barcelona Manifesto
Enzo Mari What is Good Design?
F.T. Marinetti (1909) Manifesto of Futurism
Winy Maas / MVRDV (2018) Everything is Urbanism
Bruce Mau (2007) Manifesto #08
Bruce Mau (1998) An Incomplete Manifesto for Growth
Bruce Mau (c. 2015) Massive Change 24 (MC24)
Bruce Mau and the Institute Without Boundaries (2004) Massive Change
Jürgen Mayer H (2007) Manifesto #49
Jürgen Mayer H and Philip Ursprung (2017) Cosmic Latte: Architecture Beige Manifesto
Thom Mayne (2007) Manifesto #40
Stella McCartney (2020) The A to Z of Stella McCartney
William McDonough (1992) The Hannover Principles
Metahaven (2008) White Night Before A Manifesto
Gustav Metzger (1960) Auto-destructive Art Manifesto
László Moholy-Nagy (1923) The New Typography
Montreal Design Declaration (2017)
Morrama (2021) 10 Design Principles for a Better World
William Morris (1883) The Ideal Book
William Morris (1885) The Manifesto of The Socialist League
William Morris (1889) The Arts and Crafts of Today
William Morris, Philip Webb et al. (1877) The SPAB Manifesto
Jasper Morrison (2007) Manifesto #02
Jasper Morrison (2006) Super Normal
Mucho Gusto Graphic Lab (2020) Manifesto: The Design Cycle
Muf (c.2020) How Not to Be a Starchitect
Bruno Munari (1963) Good Design
Bruno Munari (1944) Seeking Comfort in an Uncomfortable Chair
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Nendo (c. 2013) Design Elements
Richard Neutra (1953) Survival Through Design
Andrew Neyer (2020) Manifesto: Less junk, more Stuff
Not In Our Name! (2009) Jamming the Gentrification Machine: A Manifesto
Fabio Novembre (2007) Manifesto #14
Peter Nowogrodzki (2008) The Pesto Manifesto
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Hans Ulrich Obrist (2007) Manifesto #35
Valerio Olgiati (2007) Manifesto #21
Open Internet of Things Assembly (2012) A Draft Manifesto for an Open Internet of Things
Ore.e Ref. (2011) No Chair Design Challenge
OSA (Office For Subversive Architecture) (2007) Manifesto #22
The Oslo Manifesto: Architecture Design and Planning for the Sustainable Development Goals (2015)
Neri Oxman (2021) NATURE X HUMANITY
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Juhani Pallasma (2015) The Task of Architecture
Patternity (2015) The Patternity Manifesto
Adam Pendleton (2008) Black Dada Manifesto
People’s Communication Charter (1998)
Charlotte Perriand (1929) Wood or Metal
Cole Peters et al. (2014) First Things First 2014
Bre Pettis and Kio Stark (2009) The Cult of Done Manifesto
Emily Pilloton-Lam (2008) (Anti) Manifesto: A Call To Action For Humanitarian (Product) Design
A Plastic Planet (2023) Ten Beliefs
Plant Fever (2020) The Manifesto of Phyto-centred Design
Platform 21 (2009) Repair Manifesto
Poetica (2015) Manifesto for Humane App Design
Joshua Prince-Ramus / Rex (2007) Manifesto #31
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Philippe Rahm (2007) Manifesto #24
Cameron Ralston (ed.) (2013) Current Day Manifesto: Towards a Critical Ambiguity in Graphic Design
Dieter Rams Ten Principles for Good Design
Dieter Rams (1980) Fifteen Questions
Susie Ramsay and Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (2001) OK ART Manifesto
Random International (2007) Manifesto #28
Karim Rashid (c. 2006) KARIMANIFESTO
Carlo Ratti Associati (2011+) Open Source Architecture Manifesto
Alice Rawsthorne (2019) Bad Design
Reconstrained Design Group (2017) Reconstrained Design: A Manifesto
Christopher Richards Slow Manifesto
Michael Rock (2000) Save Yourself
Werner Ruhnau and Yves Klein (1960) Project for an Aerial Architecture
Enric Ruiz-Geli / Cloud 9 (2007) Manifesto #15
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Stefan Sagmeister (2007) Manifesto #09
Stefan Sagmeister (2008) Obsessions
Salone del Mobile (2018) Il Manifesto
Antonio Sant’Elia (1914) Manifesto of Futurist Architecture
SARK (1989) Everyone Is An Artist
Francesca Sarti / Arabeschi di Latte (2021) The Beauty of Scarcity
Peter Saville (2007) Manifesto #01
Noah Scalin (2001) Designers Against Monoculture
Scandinavian Design Council (1990) Manifesto on Nature, Ecology and Human Needs for the Future
Paul Scheerbart (1914) Glass Architecture
Patrik Schumacher (2008) Parametricism as Style: A Parametricist Manifesto
Patrik Schumacher (2018) Urban Policy Manifesto
Richard Serra (1967-1968) Verblist
Kazuo Shinohara (1964) The Autonomy of House Design
Seth Siegelaub (1971) Artist’s Reserved Rights Transfer and Sale Agreement
Marshall L. Shorts (2017) Black Creatives’ Manifesto
Socialist Designers’ Manifesto (2001)
Space Popular (2021) Threaded Thresholds: The Fabric of Civic Teleportation
SparkPoster (2018) SPRK 001 / WHO WE ARE / 01–05–18 / A Manifesto
Albe Steiner (1971) La Coscienza del Designer
Bruce Sterling (2000) The Manifesto of January 3
St. Moritz Design Summit (2001-2003)
Zachary Styles (2020) Design Manifesto 2020
Subcompact Publishing (2012) A Subcompact Manifesto
Sugru The Fixer’s Manifesto 2.0
Yuri Suzuki and Team (2021) Manifesto
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Taller de Grafica Popular (1922) Manifesto of the Painters’ Union
Bruno Taut (1919) The City Crown
Bruno Taut (1920) Down with Seriousism!
Bruno Taut (Glas) (1919) First Crystal Chain Letter
Terra Carta (2021) Mandate / Summarium
John Thackara (2007) Manifesto #12
Bernard Tschumi (1976-1977) Advertisements for Architecture
Filip Tyden and Gemma Holt (2007) Manifesto Generator
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United Nations (2015) Sustainable Development Goals
UN Studio (2007) Manifesto #17
Urban Think Tank (2007) Manifesto #44
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Sumayya Vally (Counterspace) (2020) A Letter To A Young Architect
Mies van der Rohe (1923) Working Theses
Theo van Doesburg (1926) The End of Art
Theo van Doesburg (1918) Manifest I of „The Style”, 1918. a.k.a. De Stijl Manifesto
Joep van Lieshout (2007) Manifesto #25
Robert Venturi (1966) Nonstraightforward Architecture: A Gentle Manifesto
Massimo Vignelli (2009) The Vignelli Canon
Vitruvius (c. 40 BC) De Architectura
Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg (1995) Dogme 95
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WAI Manifesto for Total Architecture
WAI (2000) Un-Making Architecture – An Anti-Racist Architecture Manifesto
Marcel Wanders (2007) Manifesto #07
Beatrice Warde (1932) This is a Printing-Office
Tom Wiscombe / Emergent (2007) Manifesto #34
Lebbeus Woods (1993) Manifesto
Lebbeus Woods (2009) Slow Manifesto
Frank Lloyd Wright Fellowship Assets
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Jeffrey Zeldman (2012) Web Design Manifesto