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Fight with paint, plaster the walls! by Joanna Paszkiewicz
Italian Fascist Posters by Steven Heller
Contemporary Western-American Counterculture by Denise Urell
El cartel Mexicano by Martha Lauría
The History of the Danish Poster by Peter Gyllan
The choice of … André François and Rob Schröder
A Rendezvous in Cuba by Birgitte Kath
The English Poster Scene by Jeremy Myerson and Graham Moore
Design & Politics, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Movements, Regional Histories
The 1960s was an era characterised by political, social, and cultural shifts. The counterculture movement emerged as a response to the perceived failures of the mainstream establishment, sparking a wave of activism and alternative ideologies. And with these an array of printed matter. Counterculture publications, often referred to as the "underground press," became powerful platforms for dissent, expression, and the exploration of new ideas.
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Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content
The graphic designer had to create a series of ads whose new publicity effects were to confirm or accentuate the already existing • image • of the paper. In this case, the planning was not based on a would-be psychological analysis of the reading public.
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Parallel Public is a new publication by Sara Blaylock, published by MIT Press. The book documents the East German artists pioneering work that made their country’s experimental art scene a form of (counter) public life.
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