Resources

Computation

Permacomputing Aesthetics – Potential and Limits of Constraints in Computational Art, Design and Culture Aymeric Mansoux, Brendan Howell, Dušan Barok, Ville-Matias Heikkilä Paper, PDF
How to Speak Machine – Computational Thinking For The Rest Of Us John Maeda Book

Design

Permacomputing Aesthetics – Potential and Limits of Constraints in Computational Art, Design and Culture Aymeric Mansoux, Brendan Howell, Dušan Barok, Ville-Matias Heikkilä Paper, PDF
Design for the Real World Victor Papanek Book
Square Circle Triangle Bruno Munari Book
Design as Art Bruno Munari Book
The Laws of Simplicity John Maeda Book, Website
Designing Friction Luna maurer, Roel Wouters Manifesto, Website
The New Designer Manuel Lima Book
Design as an Attitude Alice Rawsthorn Book
ToDo: Die neue Rolle der Gestaltung in einer veränderten Welt Florian Pfeffer Book
From Communication Design to Conversation Design Dark Matter Labs, Martin Lorenz Article
Automated Graphic Design Francisco Laranjo Article

Economy

The Limits to Growth Dennis Meadows, Donella Meadows, Jørgen Randers, William W. Behrens Ill Book, PDF

Flexible Visual Systems

Flexible Visual Systems Dr. Martin Lorenz Book

General

Hypernormalization Adam Curtis Film
History for Tomorrow Roman Krznaric Book
The Great Simplification Nate Hagens Podcast
Automated Graphic Design Francisco Laranjo Article

Life Enobling Economics

Doughnut Economics Kate Raworth Book

Reclaiming the Internet

We Need To Rewild The Internet Maria Farrell, Robin Berjon Article, Essay
Net Artist Olia Lialina Book
Web Work – A History of Internet Art Rachel Greene Article
Weaving the Web Tim Berners-Lee Book
How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy Jenny Odell Book
The Art Happens Here: Net Art Anthology Rhizome.org Book
How to build a Low Tech Internet Kris de Decker, Lowtech Magazine Article
Dead Internet Theory Wikipedia entry
My website is a shifting house next to a river of knowledge. What could yours be? Laurel Schwulst Essay
Net Art Anthology Rhizome.org Archive, Website
Is the Internet Down? Draw Down Book

Simple Technology

A plea for Lean Software Niklas Wirth Article, Essay
Permacomputing Aesthetics – Potential and Limits of Constraints in Computational Art, Design and Culture Aymeric Mansoux, Brendan Howell, Dušan Barok, Ville-Matias Heikkilä Paper, PDF
Lo–TEK – Design by Radical Indigenism Julia Watson Book
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World Cal Newport Book
Meandering Thoughts on Low technology Tim Rodenbröker Essay
Hannah Gmeiner on Permacomputing in Graphic Design Hannah Gmeiner, Tim Rodenbröker Interview
How to build a Low Tech Internet Kris de Decker, Lowtech Magazine Article
The Great Simplification – Kris De Decker: Low Tech: What, Why and How Kris de Decker, Nate Hagens Podcast Episode
Digital Degrowth Michael Kwet Book
permacomputing.net/ Website
Simple Technology Redundant Technology Initiative Website

System Theory

The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision Fridjof Capra Book
Thinking in Systems Donella Meadows Book

Tech Critics

Western Melancholy – How to Imagine Different Futures in the Real World? interakcije.net Article, Essay
In Defense of the Poor Image Hito Steyerl Article
Ways of Being: Beyond Human Intelligence James bridle Book
New Dark Age James bridle Book
How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy Jenny Odell Book
The AI Dilemma Aza Raskin, Tristan Harris Talk

Writing and Research

How to write a Thesis, according to Umberto Eco Umberto Eco Article, Book
Research for People Who (Think They) Would Rather Create Dirk Vis Book