No Gods / No Masters intervenes directly in canonical texts of modernist graphic design, treating instructional material not as neutral guidance but as something shaped by belief, authority, and control.
Working on pages from Grid Systems in Graphic Design by Josef Müller-Brockmann, the series overlays expressive typography drawn from punk, hardcore, and metal band names, along with saturated geometric stickers, onto diagrams, layouts, and photographic examples that have long been presented as objective and universal.
These interventions create tension between the discipline of the grid and gestures of excess, interruption, and refusal. Flat planes of color act both as graphic elements and as obstructions, partially blocking information and disrupting the authority of the page.
Using the concept of détournement, the work reframes design manuals as contested objects, asking how graphic systems shape power, obedience, and taste.
Inkjet print /stickers on book pages
Size
8.12x11.5 Inches
Source
Grid Systems in Graphic Design. Josef Müller-Brockmann (1981)
Year
2025 - ongoing