Raphael Arar
@rarar.com
Head of Design @ One Project
Mentor @ NEW INC
Visiting Faculty @ Calarts
Executive Board @ Leonardo / ISAST
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rarar.com
oneproject.org
leonardo.info
Mentor @ NEW INC
Visiting Faculty @ Calarts
Executive Board @ Leonardo / ISAST
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rarar.com
oneproject.org
leonardo.info
How to Plan an Economy
A series of diagrams viewed through an overhead projector outlining models for democratically planned economies—all of which have been imagined, none of which have been realized.
Now on view in Portland through the end of Nov carnationcontemporary.com/Planning-Rap...
A series of diagrams viewed through an overhead projector outlining models for democratically planned economies—all of which have been imagined, none of which have been realized.
Now on view in Portland through the end of Nov carnationcontemporary.com/Planning-Rap...
November 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
How to Plan an Economy
A series of diagrams viewed through an overhead projector outlining models for democratically planned economies—all of which have been imagined, none of which have been realized.
Now on view in Portland through the end of Nov carnationcontemporary.com/Planning-Rap...
A series of diagrams viewed through an overhead projector outlining models for democratically planned economies—all of which have been imagined, none of which have been realized.
Now on view in Portland through the end of Nov carnationcontemporary.com/Planning-Rap...
Sérgio Ferro on how design maintains conceptual purity while built on layers of invisible labor
August 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Sérgio Ferro on how design maintains conceptual purity while built on layers of invisible labor
Some visual notes from my conversation with Kali Akuno of Cooperation Jackson for their running Build & Fight series. Full talk can be found here www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOOr... cc @coopjax.bsky.social @democracyatwork.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Some visual notes from my conversation with Kali Akuno of Cooperation Jackson for their running Build & Fight series. Full talk can be found here www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOOr... cc @coopjax.bsky.social @democracyatwork.bsky.social
The latest Hito Steyerl book is harrowing
July 14, 2025 at 2:49 AM
The latest Hito Steyerl book is harrowing
Some Saturday prototyping of a new sculpture
July 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Some Saturday prototyping of a new sculpture
Happiness as a constant state of nostalgia
June 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Happiness as a constant state of nostalgia
Design fiction for post-capitalist futures. Each poster borrows from historical aesthetics and repurposes them for democratic planning. Part of a larger project I'm presenting at SASE on July 3 @sasemeeting.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Design fiction for post-capitalist futures. Each poster borrows from historical aesthetics and repurposes them for democratic planning. Part of a larger project I'm presenting at SASE on July 3 @sasemeeting.bsky.social
Jig of the year or hack job? Verdict is out.
June 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Jig of the year or hack job? Verdict is out.
Some last minute tweaks to a Capitalist Clock before shipping off to the Science Gallery Melbourne work.rarar.com/work/capital...
May 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Some last minute tweaks to a Capitalist Clock before shipping off to the Science Gallery Melbourne work.rarar.com/work/capital...
Portland: come for the food and nature, stay for the little free libraries with @catalystjournal.bsky.social
May 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Portland: come for the food and nature, stay for the little free libraries with @catalystjournal.bsky.social
Are you a hub or a spoke?
May 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Are you a hub or a spoke?
Getting halfway decent at making boxes of all shapes and sizes. New work in the making about governance
May 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Getting halfway decent at making boxes of all shapes and sizes. New work in the making about governance
Great band names await behind @posthog.com analytics options
May 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Great band names await behind @posthog.com analytics options
Wise words for the slop era
May 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Wise words for the slop era
3D print for a new piece. Probably the biggest one I’ve had to assemble thus far
May 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
3D print for a new piece. Probably the biggest one I’ve had to assemble thus far
Prototyping a new piece about the absurdity of endless meetings
May 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Prototyping a new piece about the absurdity of endless meetings
If you look hard enough, there are some real gems in Marx’s Grundrisse
April 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
If you look hard enough, there are some real gems in Marx’s Grundrisse
From the depths of Aliexpress
April 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
From the depths of Aliexpress
MIG Welder UI and data viz circa 1984
April 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
MIG Welder UI and data viz circa 1984
LinkedIn going all in with the word choice
April 4, 2025 at 9:51 PM
LinkedIn going all in with the word choice
Last time it was this wild was during the pandemic work.rarar.com/work/pandemi...
April 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Last time it was this wild was during the pandemic work.rarar.com/work/pandemi...
Prototyping something new with an infinite camera effect
March 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Prototyping something new with an infinite camera effect
While this was published in 1967, Lange's ideas were shared in the 30s. Close to a century later, we're still having the same conversations.
Oskar Lange - The Computer and the Market
Oskar Lange - The Computer and the Market
March 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
While this was published in 1967, Lange's ideas were shared in the 30s. Close to a century later, we're still having the same conversations.
Oskar Lange - The Computer and the Market
Oskar Lange - The Computer and the Market
An excellent overview of the People's Network for Land & Liberation and its six orgs: Cooperation Jackson @coopjax.bsky.social, Community Movement Builders, Cooperation Vermont, Incite Focus, Native Roots Network, and Wellspring Co-op. www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
February 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
An excellent overview of the People's Network for Land & Liberation and its six orgs: Cooperation Jackson @coopjax.bsky.social, Community Movement Builders, Cooperation Vermont, Incite Focus, Native Roots Network, and Wellspring Co-op. www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
Prototyping a new piece called Chance Operation. More details soon; showing first in Nov this year
February 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Prototyping a new piece called Chance Operation. More details soon; showing first in Nov this year