Graphic Philosophy

London based graphic designer Genis Carreras (or ‘gex’ as he likes to call himself) has created a series of minimalist and witty Philosophy Posters. The project is an attempt to explain complex philosophical theories through basic shapes. Carreras offers his take on such ideas as solipsism, humanism, determinism, absolutism, relativism, nihilism and many others.

These aesthetically pleasing pieces are also aiming for an educational value, which is why each poster includes a brief summery of the philosophical notion. There is also a book in the works, called Philographics, in which all these posters are compiled for one very short read. Who knows, maybe minimalism is all we need to make other ‘isms’ easier to grasp…

  1. Art
    05.09.11 10:14

    This is getting real tiresome.

  2. J
    05.09.11 11:09

    You’re getting real tiresome.

  3. Jack
    05.09.11 11:36

    I’m missing *minimalism*! (all-white poster, I guess?)

  4. J
    05.09.11 22:38

    An all white poster on this site would just be floating text.

  5. ctd
    06.09.11 00:16

    See “Absolutism” above.

  6. Gian
    06.09.11 05:09

    I’d like to be able to read the description of the philosofical principles. Anyway, fantastic collection!

  7. Bird
    06.09.11 12:47

    I absolutely love his work :)

  8. Gonzalo González Mora
    06.09.11 15:33

    Regarding the description, you can see the Shop section in the linked website, click on the poster, then on the image and use your browser’s zoom feature to read it. It’s not the best, but it’s readable :)

  9. Rory
    07.09.11 22:18

    Absolutely loved these when I first seen them, just wish I could see them in a larger resolution to read the descriptive text

  10. guest
    08.09.11 08:05

    Why did he use a gay symbol for Hedonism and a Satanic symbol for Atheism? That just feeds into disgusting, hate-mongering stereotypes.

  11. another guest
    08.09.11 22:48

    I did not read Hedonism as a “gay symbol”; I read it as a pubic patch…but, then maybe that says something about ME!

  12. giovan
    09.09.11 05:43

    great collection. <3

  13. Chris
    12.09.11 14:13

    Very Nice, I’m going to read the descriptions but I’d love the Nihilism one on my home wall.

  14. EspaçoTempo
    10.10.11 18:12

    Why “Atheism” poster has a Cross of St. Peter, or “inverted cross”? What a dumbass…

  15. valentina
    21.04.12 11:41

    I wish I could read the descriptions too! I loved the collection, It confirmed my knowledge of philosophical theories that I have acquired so far

  16. eli aguilar
    06.05.12 00:18

    they’re great i only wish i could read’em