Carlo Bramanti's 'Conspiratorial Design' Examines Information Design and Conspiracy Narratives

In 2025, Set Margins published Carlo Bramanti's book, Conspiratorial Design, which investigates how social media has disrupted the validation of information by merging various communication levels into a singular, universal format. This transformation has enabled the proliferation and acceptance of conspiracy theories, as each repost is seen as a form of endorsement. Bramanti critiques information analysis, linking the visualization of selectively chosen data to intentional narratives that forge unusual yet coherent connections. The work questions the essence of design itself, intertwining it with impactful social stories. It reveals patterns common to both conspiracy theories and design, aiming to encapsulate the broader picture. The book, which spans 192 pages and carries the ISBN 978-9083449876, features an afterword by Silvio Lorusso and is published in the Netherlands.