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Design of dissent

Dissent is an essential part of keeping democratic societies healthy; for citizens to voice our opinion is not only our privilege but our responsibility. Without this dialogue, the backbone of what we have fought so desperately for could easily crumble. Over the past decades, the number of democratic societies has increased around the globe, and there is a heightened awareness of increasing conflicts and problems that affect our everyday lives. With the Middle East conflict, the war on terrorism, and financial and environmental crises, people's sense of safety, power, and representation has diminished in part because they feel they have no voice. Designers, however, use their skills to communicate their dissent, even more so now with the World Wide Web and the increasing ease of distributing posters and other printed materials. This book examines graphic work focusing on social and political concerns from around the globe.--From publisher description
eBook, English, ©2005
Rockport Publishers, Gloucester, Mass., ©2005
political posters
1 online resource (239 pages) : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color)
9781616736378, 9781631595028, 9781592531172, 9781299934412, 1616736372, 1631595024, 1592531172, 1299934412
300540373
Communism
Palestine and Israel
Ex-Yugoslavia
Iraq War
Peace
Equality
Food
Animals
Corporate world
Media
Gun control
Religion
Government
U.S. Presidential election
Foreword / Tony Kushner
Milton Glaser / interviewed by Steven Heller
Directory of contributors
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010