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Fear and Authority in Propaganda Graphics: How ...

Fear and Authority in Propaganda Graphics Propaganda graphics are rarely subtle. They are built to be understood at a walking pace, in bad light, by distracted people with groceries in...

The Role of Irony in Political Posters

Political posters are supposed to be direct. A demand. A warning. A name, a date, a place to show up. And yet some of the most effective posters carry a...

Feminist Poster Design in the 1970s: Ink, Urgen...

Feminist Poster Design in the 1970s: Ink, Urgency, and a New Visual Language If the 1970s feminist movement had a soundtrack, it would have been the rhythm of staplers, the...

Workers’ Movements and Graphic Design: How Labo...

Workers’ Movements and Graphic Design: How Labor Learned to Speak in Posters Every workers’ movement has a problem to solve before it has a win to celebrate: how do you...

Environmental Art Installations as Protest: Whe...

There is a special kind of discomfort that arrives when you stumble into an artwork that is not politely waiting on a wall. It is in your path, under your...

The Art of the Labor Strike Poster

The Art of the Labor Strike Poster A strike poster has one job and about three seconds to do it. It must cut through street noise, scrolling thumbs, and the...