BOOKS · AUTHORSHIP · RESEARCH
Carlos Simpson is an author whose books explore identity, perception, language, and authorship through design, writing, and visual research. His publications sit between philosophy, graphic design, art, and lived experience.
Each book is developed as a self-contained project combining text, visual structure, and reflective inquiry. Rather than linear narratives, these works examine how meaning is constructed, repeated, and challenged across personal, social, and political contexts.
The catalogue below presents Carlos Simpson’s published books, including conceptual essays, visual research volumes, and practice-led works developed across different periods of his career.
A philosophical exploration of identity, language, and personal agency.
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You Make Your Rights explores identity in a world shaped by labels, systems, and imposed narratives. It examines how meaning is assigned and repeated in social and digital environments, and what it takes to reclaim authorship of the self.
The Art of Handwriting, craft, typography, and identity.
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Signs of Fingerprints connects handwriting, line drawing, and typography as forms of identity. Built as a visual reference, it focuses on mark-making as a discipline and as evidence of the self.
The Power of Political Stamps — symbolism, power, and collective memory.
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Politics Design presents design-led research into contemporary politics through text and visual language. It connects political imagery to human history, identity, and the cultural function of stamps as symbols of authority.
Identity in lines — perception, expression, and the self.
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Portraits of the Self and Fingerprints reflects on the individual within their environment. Through visual expression, it explores identity as both personal experience and cultural phenomenon.
A practical companion for drawing practice, observation, and resilience.
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Sketchbook: A Survival Guide is built as a working tool — a structured space for practice, experimentation, and visual thinking. It supports consistency and creative development through the everyday act of drawing.
A personal visual record of isolation, process, and creative survival.
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My 2020 Lockdown Project documents a period of forced stillness and focused making. Developed during the global lockdown, the book reflects on routine, observation, and the role of creative discipline as a stabilising force in uncertain times.
