efektsem
Effektsem (also known as Effketsäm or Učinkove Vibenri) is a deconstructional and theoretical graphic design workshop and movement founded in Sweden in the late 1990s. The primary focus of efektsem is the critical examination of various aspects of visual communication, with a primary emphasis on semiotics, perception and the consumerist standpoint in design.
The name "efektsem" arguably originates from the Swedish words "effekt", meaning effect or result, and "systems",
Activities and exhibitions created under the name efektsem include the project "Vanten", brought about a principal