Starting from the analysis of Emigre # 26, the project tries to analyze the various contents of the magazine by re-contextualizing them in a contemporary key through a series of small critical essays. The current social and political situation constantly leads us to ask ourselves questions about what is happening around us. The world is witnessing a cultural mutation that produces much confusion: it is unclear what is true or false, right or wrong. The feeling of a political distrust leads to different social reactions, which are expressed through manifestations, art and communication: consequently, the world of design is also involved. In art and design schools, there is a need to develop critical thinking behind the surface layer of form, but even in these environments, aesthetics are often categorized into 'styles' rather than 'communicative needs'. Even the area of ​​design suffers from a general confusion and it no longer makes sense to speak of supporters of modernism or postmodernism: one must become aware of what the current ideology is, outside of the 'stylistic' codes.