About

Emil Þór Gunnarsson is an Icelandic graphic designer based in Stockholm, Sweden. He holds a Master’s degree in Visual Communication from Konstfack. His work spans self-initiated projects and commissions across visual identity, typography, and printed matter.

Emil is also the co-founder of Cornershop Studio, together with Una Hallgrímsdóttir. The studio works across design, community, and sustainable food. 

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Observing the Maelstrom

Observing the Maelstrom is a publication that presents critical perspectives on technology, society, and design. It explores topics such as manipulative web design, biased algorithms, and commercial surveillance, by looking at the history of technology and the social impact of new media. The concept of technology is stretched and questioned. The texts consider shoes, smartphones, faucets, lightbulbs, arrows, typewriters, books, wheels, and quantum computers as technologies that expand our abilities and shape our behavior.


Published in May 2022
Size: 148 x 210 mm
 Book design, creative writing & type design (2022)