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
Organized into chapters that explore the many ways to express dissent
(RESIST!, VOTE!, STRIKE!, TEACH! and LOVE!), Strikethrough presents
more than 120 signs, posters, publications and ephemera in vivid imagery
and incisive prose. From the colorful affiches of the Paris '68 uprising
to Memphis strike workers' placards to the Black Panthers' newspaper,
this generously illustrated volume showcases the role of graphic design
in a wide range of protest movements in the United States and abroad.
Including selections from artists and art collectives such as Jenny
Holzer, the Guerrilla Girls and Fierce Pussy, this book provides a broad
and critical survey of the typographics of activism. Strikethrough
also features 10 profiles on the designers behind the
graphics--including Corita Kent, Emory Douglas and Ben Shahn--and a
custom display typeface based on historical protest graphics by Tré
Seals, plus an introduction by activist and design scholar Colette
Gaiter and an essay on type by Stephen Coles.
Charting a typographic chant of resistance that spans more than 150
years, Strikethrough curators Silas Munro and Stephen Coles reveal how
the message makes its way to the masses via marker, screen print, spray
paint, collage and both physical and digital type, and how it calls on
us all to craft our own demands for social change.
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.
