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Punk Zines and Political Expression: Stapled Ar...

Stapled Arguments in a Photocopied World Punk zines look like they were assembled during a power outage: jagged headlines, ransom-note type, blotchy photocopies, and a heroic number of staples. That...

The Radical History of Woodcut Protest Prints

The Radical History of Woodcut Protest Prints Woodcut protest prints are the punk zines of the pre-digital world: blunt, fast, portable, and built to travel farther than their makers ever...

Green Color Theory in Activist Design: From Hop...

Green is Not Just a Color, It is a Claim Green shows up in activist design the way a chorus shows up in a protest chant: familiar, unifying, and instantly...

Earth Imagery in Environmental Graphics: Why a ...

Earth Imagery in Environmental Graphics There are few shapes that can compete with the circle. It is friendly, complete, and suspiciously good at stopping your scroll. Add clouds, oceans, and...

The Rise of Climate Strike Posters

The Rise of Climate Strike Posters There is a particular kind of weather that shows up at climate strikes: drizzle on cardboard, wind tugging at taped corners, sunlight bleaching marker...

The Megaphone as a Protest Icon

The Megaphone as a Protest Icon Some objects don’t just do a job, they become a character in the story. The megaphone is one of them: part tool, part costume,...