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Algorithmic Reality
Algorithmic Reality

Algorithmic Reality

Illustrated by David Sanchez, By Damian Bradfield

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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

80 Pages, 7.5 x 10.5

Formats: Cloth, PDF

Cloth, $17.99 (US $17.99) (CA $23.99)

Publication Date: December 2022

ISBN 9781681123066

Rights: WOR X UK

NBM Publishing (Dec 2022)

Price: $17.99
 
 

Overview

Your phone reminds you all day long that you were interested in buying those shoes. Your device knows the places where you go, the books you like, and your friends’ faces. The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data. The more they know about you, the better you can be targeted, and then, monetized. The British businessman Damian Bradfield, co-founder of WeTransfer, and the Spanish comics author David Sánchez build an ironic dystopic world, disturbingly similar to ours, to explore the addictive effects of social media, the stealthy invasion of privacy, and the dangers of data misuse. With a wry acidic sense of humor, they blur the boundaries between the online and offline worlds and spin disturbingly recognizable tales about our overconnected society.

Reviews

"This potent collection succeeds in raising alarm bells about the loss of privacy and autonomy in the digital age. It’s enough of a rattle to even keep readers off their phones (at least for a few days)." —Publishers Weekly

Author Biography

David Sánchez (born in Madrid, Spain, 1977) is one of the most individual Spanish comic voices and he is the author of several graphic novels published with leading Spanish literary comics publisher Astiberri. His illustrations are also published in Spanish newspapers and magazines. Damian Bradfield (born in Canterbury, England,1977) is the Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder of the file transfer service WeTransfer. He is the author of The Trust Manifesto: What You Need to Do to Create a Better Internet (Penguin, 2019), hosts the Influence podcast, and is behind the website Empty Day. Named one of the most influential voices in tech today by Forbes magazine, Bradfield speaks to audiences globally on topics of innovation, education, and the arts and his work has appeared in Fast Company, the Financial Times, and Business Insider, amongst others.