#protesttypography

This leaf from Jenny Holzer's 1979-82 "Inflammatory Essays" is reproduced from 'Strikethrough: Typographic Messages of Protest' — out now from @letterformarchive ⁠ ⁠ Holzer anonymously wheatpasted the "Inflammatory Essays" prints around NYC, pairing their messaging with the characters of the various boroughs.⁠ ⁠ "Symbols are more important than things themselves… There's a fine line between information and propaganda… Your actions are pointless if no one notices them."⁠ ⁠ By @siborg81 ⁠ Introduction by @ccgaiter ⁠ Text by @stewf⁠ ⁠ Artists and designers include: Atelier Populaire, See Red Women’s Workshop, Carlos Cortez, Emory Douglas, fierce pussy, Ganzeer, Milton Glaser, Guerrilla Girls, Jenny Holzer, Corita Kent, Aaron Douglas, Art Workers’ Coalition, OSPAAAL, Tibor Kalman, Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., Herb Lubalin, Phase 2, Favianna Rodriguez, Ward Schumaker, Ben Shahn and Wes Wilson.⁠ ⁠ Read more via linkinbio.⁠ ⁠ #strikethrough #protestgraphics #typography #protesttypography https://www.instagram.com/p/CkOlAl-JTcK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Congrats to @letterformarchive ⁠!! 'Strikethrough: Typographic Messages of Protest' has been named one of the best book covers of 2022 by @washingtonpost⁠ ⁠ @gailycurl writes: "The raised, clenched fist is the ultimate powerful and iconic symbol of protest. But the added indication of movement and the angled type really made this cover for me. The designer knew just when to stop designing." ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ By @siborg81 ⁠ Introduction by @ccgaiter ⁠ Text by @stewf⁠ ⁠ Artists and designers include: Atelier Populaire, See Red Women’s Workshop, Carlos Cortez, Emory Douglas, fierce pussy, Ganzeer, Milton Glaser, Guerrilla Girls, Jenny Holzer, Corita Kent, Aaron Douglas, Art Workers’ Coalition, OSPAAAL, Tibor Kalman, Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., Herb Lubalin, Phase 2, Favianna Rodriguez, Ward Schumaker, Ben Shahn and Wes Wilson.⁠ ⁠ Read more via linkinbio.⁠ ⁠ #strikethrough #protestgraphics #typography #protesttypography https://www.instagram.com/p/CmuImIRpN9a/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

"I cannot begin to imagine the challenges 'Strikethrough’s' editor, designer @siborg81 faced in trying to 'expand the @letterformarchive existing collection of graphic design with acquisitions from outside the white, Euro-American, and often cis male constructs of type and design history.' It’s also worth noting that he not only put together this publication in the middle of a world pandemic, but designed it too. But it would be naïve to think that a single person or a small group could, with one volume, fill in the gaps created by years of censorship of an entire field, especially when those gaps result from a deeper structural issue like institutional whiteness. … [It's a] worthy effort that offers specific takes on the subjects it covers, builds up the bibliography of a field that’s often neglected, and will make the kind of work it covers more discoverable. 'Strikethrough' is an important reference that will leave a mark, but it’s only a beginning; there’s so much material out there, waiting to be acknowledged."⁠ ⁠ Read the full text of this @fmereb review of 'Strikethrough: Typographic Messages of Protest' in the current issue of @brooklynrail via linkinbio⁠ ⁠ #strikethrough @ccgaiter ⁠@stewf⁠ #protestgraphics #typography #protesttypography https://www.instagram.com/p/CmRYnIrOWZN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Raise your fist! 'Strikethrough: Typographic Messages of Protest' is NEW from @letterformarchive ⁠ ⁠ A powerful new exploration of the uses of lettering, type and design to amplify resistance and inspire change—from 19th-century antislavery broadsides to the “Silence = Death” graphics of the AIDS epidemic and the handmade signs of the Black Lives Matter movement.⁠ ⁠ By @siborg81 ⁠ Introduction by @ccgaiter ⁠ Text by @stewf⁠ ⁠ Artists and designers include: Atelier Populaire, See Red Women’s Workshop, Carlos Cortez, Emory Douglas, fierce pussy, Ganzeer, Milton Glaser, Guerrilla Girls, Jenny Holzer, Corita Kent, Aaron Douglas, Art Workers’ Coalition, OSPAAAL, Tibor Kalman, Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., Herb Lubalin, Phase 2, Favianna Rodriguez, Ward Schumaker, Ben Shahn and Wes Wilson.⁠ ⁠ Read more via linkinbio.⁠ ⁠ #strikethrough #protestgraphics #typography #protesttypography https://www.instagram.com/p/CkOYx1apP3s/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=