Manifesto Destiny

ha ha, terrible pun, I know I know.

I've been reading a few manifestos to get a feel for the kind of document/diagram we could produce tomorrow, and I thought it might be helpful to post a few links to existing manifestos (even if we end up producing something completely different).

But before we start, here's an explanation of the manifesto from Tristan Tzara:

A manifesto is a communication made to the whole world, whose only pretension is to the discovery of an instant cure for political, astronomical, artistic, parliamentary, agronomical and literary syphilis. It may be pleasant, and good-natured, it's always right, it's strong, vigorous and logical. Apropos of logic, I consider myself very likeable.

Also from Mr Tzara (albeit as a criticism):

To launch a manifesto you have to want: A.B. & C., and fulminate against 1, 2, & 3

Here's the extensive Wikipedia entry on Art Manifestos (with links)
Here's one of Tristan Tzara's complete Dada Manifestos
This page has another of the Dada Manifestos (with creative typesetting)
Here's the very straightforward Stuckist Manifesto from 1999 (a lesson in numbered lists)
And here's a manifesto from the Consortium's own Lee Scrivner

With regards to diagrams, does anyone know the work of Mark Lombardi? It would be great to produce something with this kind of complexity and beauty (are catastrophes beautiful?)

Mark Lombardi World Finance Corporation and Associates, ca. 1970-84: Miami, Ajman, and Bogota-Caracas (Brigada 2506: Cuban Anti-Castro Bay of Pigs Veteran) (7th Version), 1999
Colored pencil and graphite on paper, 69-1/8 x 84 inches
Collection of Susan Swenson and Joe Amrhein,