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Books by Carlos Simpson
This page presents a curated selection of books by Carlos Simpson , an artist and author whose written work explores identity, power, visual language, politics, and human behaviour. Each book is developed as part of a broader research-led practice, connecting publishing, art, and cultural analysis.
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Carlos Simpson
Carlos Simpson is a multidisciplinary artist, author, and independent music producer based in London, United Kingdom. His work spans music, visual art, and written research, exploring identity, power, survival, and human behaviour.
Simpson’s practice is research-driven and concept-led. Albums, books, and artworks are developed as connected bodies of work rather than isolated releases. His music frequently employs improvisation and atmospheric composition, while his books and visual work investigate political systems, identity, and emotional states.
A featured publication is My 2020 Lockdown Project (paperback, 13 July 2022). The images were created during the COVID-19 lockdown, using a distinctive painting technique and medium to capture psychological intensity and introspection.
Featured publication
My 2020 Lockdown Project
A monochromatic abstract portrait overlaid with bold black paint drips and grid-like lines, evoking emotional entrapment. The work documents images created during lockdown, capturing introspection and psychological intensity.
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You Make Your Rights
Author: Carlos Simpson
You Make Your Rights is a conceptual and political book by Carlos Simpson exploring identity, equality, and authorship of meaning. Through visual language and written reflection, the book challenges imposed labels and reframes rights as something constructed through human agency rather than granted by systems of power.
The minimalist cover design reinforces the book’s core message: identity is relational, constructed, and shared. The symbolic figures and handwritten typography reflect unity, mirrored perspectives, and the rejection of binary divisions.
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Sketchbook: A Survival Guide
Author: Carlos Simpson
Sketchbook : A Survival Guide is the author’s personal sketchbook, bringing together visual thinking, research, and experimentation. The book documents ideas through pencil, watercolour, collage, coloured pencils, pen and ink, handwriting, photography, symbols, and everyday visual language.
The work explores the individual within social, cultural, and political contexts. For Simpson, the sketchbook is the origin of all creative processes — the first space where ideas are tested before becoming finished works.
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Politics Design: The Power of Political Stamps
Author: Carlos Simpson
Politics Design: The Power of Political Stamps examines how graphic design, symbolism, and postage stamps function as tools of political communication. The book analyses key political moments from Brexit, Europe, and the United States, including the emergence of Donald Trump, within an era shaped by social media and information warfare.
Through text and visual language, the work documents intensive research into contemporary politics, highlighting stamps as cultural artefacts that shape identity, power, and collective memory.
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Signs of Fingerprints & The Art of Handwriting
Author: Carlos Simpson
Signs of Fingerprints is a research-driven study on western typography, handwriting, and identity. Through original imagery and carefully selected typefaces, the book examines how visual marks communicate meaning, emotion, and authorship across human history.
Using hand-drawn line illustrations and raw materials, the work explores the relationship between typography and individuality. Originally developed during and after the author’s graduation from the University of the West of England, the book functions both as a reflective study and a practical reference for designers and typographers.
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Portraits of the Self & Fingerprints
Author: Carlos Simpson
Portraits of the Self & Fingerprints is an anthropological and philosophical study of identity, consciousness, and individuality. The book explores art through fingerprint-like patterns and early studies of self-identity. Unique whorls and spirals become a visual basis to mark identity, blending biological and symbolic meaning.
Simpson investigates how art intersects with beauty, belief, science, life and death, and social constructs. The book presents foundational work for readers who want to understand the pillars of the artist’s practice and the broader topic of individual identity.
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2021
Simpson, Carlos. Sketchbook: A Survival Guide
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2021
Simpson, Carlos. Portraits of the Self & Fingerprints
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2021
Simpson, Carlos. Signs of Fingerprints & The Art of Handwriting
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2021
Simpson, Carlos. Politics Design: The Power of Political Stamps
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2022
Simpson, Carlos. My 2020 Lockdown Project
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Carlos Simpson
is a multidisciplinary Author, artist, and independent music producer based in London.
His work spans books, albums, and visual research focused on identity, power, survival, and human behaviour.
As an Author,
Carlos Simpson
publishes concept-led work that combines design thinking, cultural critique, and identity research—often linking written ideas to visual art and music releases.
Yes. Read long-form articles and research notes on
Carlos Simpson (Medium),
alongside the official books catalogue.
Publisher credits vary by title and are listed in each Book entry.
Where applicable, see the publisher reference here:
Carlos Simpson (Publisher).
