Preorder your copy of Designed to Be Red.
Designed to Be Red: Native American & Indigenous Graphic Works is the first publication to document Native American and Indigenous graphic design as a foundational practice.
Written by Brian Johnson (Monacan Indian Nation) and edited by Heidi Brandow (Diné/Kanaka Māoli), the book launches September 22, 2026, published by DelMonico Books.
This pre-order currently ships only to the United States. For international orders, please reach out to info@designedtobered.com
Hardcover
240 pages
9 x 10 ¾ inch
Environmentally friendly
Archival acid-free FSC certified
5 color
Designed to Be Red: Native American & Indigenous Graphic Works is the first publication to document Native American and Indigenous graphic design as a foundational practice.
Written by Brian Johnson (Monacan Indian Nation) and edited by Heidi Brandow (Diné/Kanaka Māoli), the book launches September 22, 2026, published by DelMonico Books.
This pre-order currently ships only to the United States. For international orders, please reach out to info@designedtobered.com
Hardcover
240 pages
9 x 10 ¾ inch
Environmentally friendly
Archival acid-free FSC certified
5 color
This work is made possible by hundreds of living Native and Indigenous artists, and the innumerable ancestors before them.
For far too long, mythmakers and marketing teams have used graphic design to tell stories about Native Americans, First Nations, Métis, Alaskan Natives, Inuit, Native Hawaiians, and other Indigenous peoples rather than with them. North American visual culture has perpetuated extractive representations of the “noble savage“ that served commerce while erasing Indigenous humanity. The creators in these pages were not primitive precursors to “real“ (graphic) designers.
FAQs
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All sales are final.
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We anticipate that books will begin shipping in mid-September 2026. If we anticipate further delays we will reach out with updated ETAs.
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Yes. For institutional or bulk orders, please contact us with the number of copies you are interested in purchasing and your institution’s details. We can help coordinate an order. Email info@designedtobered.com
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