Featured publication
My 2020 Lockdown Project
A 2022 publication documenting creative practice, observation and visual research developed through the experience of the 2020 lockdown.
Books · Art · Design · Visual Research
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Carlos Simpson Books
Carlos Simpson Books brings together publications by Carlos Simpson exploring identity, visual culture, politics, design, authorship and human experience. The books form part of a wider research-led artistic practice connecting publishing, visual communication and critical inquiry.
This page presents selected publications with verified ISBNs, publication details and links to official catalogues, bibliographic records and purchase destinations.
Author · Artist · Research-led practice
Carlos Simpson
Carlos Simpson is a multidisciplinary artist, author, strategic designer and independent music producer based in London. His work connects visual art, publishing, design and research through recurring questions of identity, perception, power, culture and human behaviour.
His publications are developed as independent bodies of inquiry rather than isolated commercial releases. Writing, visual research, drawing, photography and graphic design operate together as methods for examining lived experience and the construction of meaning.
Book · 2021
You Make Your Rights
Identity, Authenticity and the Construction of Self
You Make Your Rights is a 2021 book by Carlos Simpson exploring identity, language, human rights and personal agency. Through written and visual inquiry, the publication examines how identity, belonging and individual responsibility are shaped through social structures, personal interpretation and human interaction.
Book · 2021
SketchBook
A Survival Guide
SketchBook: A Survival Guide is a 2021 book by Carlos Simpson exploring drawing, visual thinking, observation and the creative process. It brings together pencil drawing, watercolour, collage, coloured pencil, pen and ink, handwriting, photography, symbols and everyday visual information.
The sketchbook operates as a working space for experimentation, research and reflection, documenting how ideas develop before becoming finished creative work.
Book · 2021
Politics Design
The Power of Political Stamps
Politics Design: The Power of Political Stamps is a 2021 book by Carlos Simpson examining graphic design, political communication, visual culture and stamps as symbols of identity, authority and power.
The publication considers how graphic symbols and cultural artefacts communicate political narratives and participate in the construction of collective memory.
Book · 2021
Signs of Fingerprints
The Art of Handwriting
Signs of Fingerprints: The Art of Handwriting is a 2021 book by Carlos Simpson exploring handwriting, typography, mark-making and identity. Through original imagery, handwritten forms and typographic research, the book examines how visual marks communicate individuality, emotion and authorship.
Book · 2021
Portraits of the Self and Fingerprints
Identity in Lines and the Expression of the Self
Portraits of the Self and Fingerprints is a 2021 book by Carlos Simpson exploring identity, consciousness, individuality and self-representation through art, portraiture and fingerprint-based visual language.
Fingerprint-like forms provide a visual language for examining the relationship between physical individuality, symbolic identity and representations of the self.
Bibliographic record
Selected Publications
Selected books by Carlos Simpson with ISBN identifiers and links to the principal catalogue records.
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2022Simpson, Carlos. My 2020 Lockdown Project. ISBN-10: 1739909356 · ISBN-13: 9781739909352. View record
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2021Simpson, Carlos. SketchBook: A Survival Guide. ISBN-10: 173990933X · ISBN-13: 9781739909338. View record
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2021Simpson, Carlos. You Make Your Rights: Identity, Authenticity and the Construction of Self. ISBN-10: 1739909305 · ISBN-13: 9781739909307. View record
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2021Simpson, Carlos. Politics Design: The Power of Political Stamps. ISBN-10: 1739909321 · ISBN-13: 9781739909321. View record
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2021Simpson, Carlos. Signs of Fingerprints: The Art of Handwriting. ISBN-10: 1006920501 · ISBN-13: 9781006920509. View record
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2021Simpson, Carlos. Portraits of the Self and Fingerprints: Identity in Lines and the Expression of the Self. ISBN-10: 1034855077 · ISBN-13: 9781034855071. View record
Books · Author · Publications
Frequently Asked Questions
Carlos Simpson is a London-based multidisciplinary artist, author,
strategic designer and independent music producer. His publications explore
identity, design, politics, visual culture, authorship and human experience.
Carlos Simpson’s publications include
Portraits of the Self and Fingerprints,
Signs of Fingerprints: The Art of Handwriting,
Politics Design: The Power of Political Stamps,
You Make Your Rights,
SketchBook: A Survival Guide and
My 2020 Lockdown Project.
See the
official catalogue
for publication records and ISBNs.
Purchase links are provided within each book entry. Depending on the title,
editions may be available through the Carlos Simpson Design Studio shop,
Amazon, eBay and other established booksellers.
The books examine recurring themes including identity, visual communication,
political culture, handwriting, typography, creative practice, perception,
personal agency and representations of the self.
Yes. Long-form articles and essays are also published through
Carlos Simpson on Medium
,
alongside his book publications and research-led projects.
Use the
Carlos Simpson books catalogue
together with the bibliographic and bookseller records linked from each title.
Publication and edition information may vary between formats.
