The Un-practical Manifesto
Eshed Shalev
2025
A visual and textual research
The Unpractical Manifesto is a historical–philosophical research book about the relationship between humans and technology, from the discovery of fire and the first tools to artificial intelligence. The book moves between comprehensive textual research and experimental visual research, examining how technology shapes identity, creativity, and consciousness. It culminates in the formulation of a new design manifesto, calling for the restoration of power to the human creator in an age of smart automation.
- Design: Eshed Shalev
- Editing: Eshed Shalev
- Texts: Yuval Noah Harari, Eshed Shalev, chat gpt, Rebecca Wilkinson, adi karelitz, tiger dingsun
- Translation: Eshed Shalev
- Language editing: Noam Barshan
- Copies: 5
- Pages: 270
- Type of binding: Coil and soft cover
- Dimensions (cm): 25X165
- Reproductions: Eshed Shalev
- Printing: Codaf
- Binding: Codaf
- Type of printing: Digital printing, indigo
- Publication: HIT
- Place of publication: Israel
- Supported by: Guided by golan gafni
- Book photography: Eshed shalev
A multidisciplinary designer based in Tel Aviv, and a 2025 graduate of the Visual Communication Department at HIT. His work explores the intersections of identity, locality, and technology, examining these themes through a philosophical lens and creative processes in order to reveal new perspectives and narratives.
