'The Winds of Change': Cosmopolitanism and Geopolitical Identities in the Context of Icograda

Drawing on the studies of the sociology of organisations, social psychology, debates on cosmopolitanism and postcolonial theory, this paper aims to address the strategies adopted by individuals from so-called ‘underdeveloped’ nations—in particular focusing on Latin American graphic designers—that participated as members of the Executive Board of the international Council of Graphic Design Associations (icograda) making a parallel with their cosmopolitan identities, while also contextualising the impact changes brought about by technological changes, economical ones and globalisation had in the activities of Icograda.