Bad news about climate change, shrinking resources, global health crises, species extinction and growing inequalities cause consternation and insecurity for many people, especially since the Covid pandemic. The ambition of this book is to explain in simple but precise terms and by means of Ruedi Baur's concise illustrations what "finance" is, and how its most innovative form, sustainable finance, can reconcile the well-being of mankind with the capacities of our planet. Is there a way to convince society that a fundamental transition is necessary, even more: that it is possible? Can sustainable finance help? Financing Our Common Future offers encouraging perspectives by showing how little-known groups of financial stakeholders, such as development banks, are actively working to make sustainable finance happen. The book invites you to enjoy a journey through multitude situations, to question our preconceptions and to open our mindset to a deeper thought, so we can envision ways of moving forward.

Interdisciplinary and intercultural experience coupled with sophisticated knowledge and skills are required for devising appropriate, differentiated design solutions for the global context. Ruedi Baur and his research team investigate and analyse visual graphics from different cultures and identify their specific principles of depiction. The research was preceded by a comprehensive case study on the coexistence of Chinese and Latin as well as Arabic and Latin writing. The study culminates in an examination of the conditions under which the coexistence of diverse writing systems can enhance intercultural visual communication. This theme occupies designers in all cultures whose goal it is to promote global understanding while preserving the diversity of languages and writing systems.

Sieben Begriffe hat Ruedi Baur gewAhlt um seine konzeptionelle Haltung zu umschreiben: Antizipieren, Hinterfragen, Identifizieren, Kontextualisieren, Irritieren, Einschreiben und Aoebersetzen. Sie dienen als Struktur des Buches und als Basis fA1/4r sieben Dialoge zwischen ihm und GesprAchspartnern aus unterschiedlichen Disziplinen. Dazwischen wird die praktische Umsetzung der Begriffe anhand verschiedener Projekte aus seinem Atelier Integral in ZA1/4rich und Paris prAsentiert, die ihrerseits nach Begriffen wie adAquat, farblos oder transparent sortiert sind. Unpublizierte neue Projekte werden dadurch thematisch integriert in die Entwicklung des Werkes von Baur. Das Buch ermAglicht so eine konzeptuelle und gestalterische Konstante oder auch Faszination der Arbeit von Ruedi Baur festzustellen. FA1/4nf Jahre nach dem Erfolg von "Ruedi Baur, Integral et associA(c)s" zieht der Autor Bilanz und manifestiert die GrundsAtze seiner gestalterischen Arbeit und Haltung.