GALLERIES AND ARCHIVES OF RADICAL DESIGN

HYPERALLERGIC:

The Revolution Has Been Digitized: Explore the Oldest Archive of Radical Posters

AIGA - EYE ON DESIGN

The Radical Design Archive Preserving 100 Years of Political Graphics

The stories of the Red Orchestra show the power of joy, creativity, and love in the fight against the compliance, fear, and silence upon which fascism still depends.

Erin L. Thompson

Erin L. Thompson, a professor of art crime at John Jay College (City University of New York), is the author of Smashing Statues: The Rise and Fall of American Monuments (Norton, 2022).

“If we always follow the rules set by designers who lived in the 20th century—but we live in the 21st century—then what are we blindly following?”

EXHIBITS AND CURIOSITIES

Puck Magazine

Puck was founded by Austrian-born cartoonist Joseph Keppler and his partners as a German-language publication in 1876. Puck’s first English-language edition in 1877. The magazine name came from Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream: “What fools these mortals be!”

Killed by W.R. Hearst.. 1918

RESISTANCE ARTISTS Resistance Films

One ongoing focus of Cultures of Resistance Films is highlighting the work of resistance artists around the world. Through our films, we have showcased people who use art forms including music, dance, photography, and cartooning to confront injustice and promote a more peaceful and sustainable world.

In the 1990s, as the new digital media and networks were emerging, it became obvious that graphic design was the core discipline through which the components of the new media could be integrated, designed, and presented.

The Girl Behind the Counter: Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones and the Modern Shop Girl

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PBS The American Experience

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: A Catalyst for Reform

AFL_CIO…”It is estimated that more than 100 workers died every day on the job around 1911.”

Anti-design: the anti-rule book redefining digital design