Submissions

We welcome proposals for extended essays and short books that offer provocative perspectives on contemporary conditions and critical practice. While many titles engage with design, the series is not limited to the field of design alone. We seek work that challenges prevailing assumptions, bridges disciplines, and opens up new ways of thinking and acting. We are committed to supporting authors from a wide range of backgrounds and career stages, and we aim to achieve gender parity and global diversity across the series.

Contact

Please send a brief proposal outlining the core concept of your project to: designdarktimes@gmail.com

Editorial Working Group

Clive Dilnot, Eduardo Staszowski (Founding Editors), Virginia Tassinari, Matthew DelSesto (Associate Editors), Andrew LeClair (Design Director)

Advisory Board

Zoy Anastassakis, Helena Barbosa, Constantin Boym, Erling Björgvinsson, Alfredo Gutierrez Borrero, Cheryl Buckley, Otto von Busch, Jonathan Chapman, Alison Clarke, Renato Cymbalista, Simon Davies, Caroline Dionne, Anthony Dunne, Michael Dutton, Arturo Escobar, Priscilla Lena Farias, Lucila Fernández, Laura Forlano, Ivan Gaskell, Anke Gruendel, Victoria Hattam, Jamer Hunt, Tim Ingold, Wolfgang Jonas, Guy Julier, Mahmoud Keshavarz, Lucy Kimbell, Pat Kirkham, Zhang Li, Ann Light, Silvia Lindtner, Abby Mellick Lopes, Ezio Manzini, Marcos Martins, Shannon Mattern, Lara Penin, Rick Poynor, Fiona Raby, Macushla Robinson, Suresh Sethi, Anooradha Iyer Siddiqi, Virginia Tassinari, Cameron Tonkinwise, Jilly Traganou, Rashmi Viswanathan, Stuart Walker, Susan Yelavich.

Appreciation and Gratitude

We are deeply grateful to the financial support offered by the Parsons DESIS Lab at The New School and all the invaluable insights and advice from the founding members of the Editorial Working Group Otto von Busch, Caroline Dionne, Anke Gruendel, Vikki Hattam and Macushla Robinson who helped establish the series and continue to serve on the Advisory Board.