Social Change Poster

This poster was designed by Lex Drewinski, titled Homo Sapiens. The quote that follows this poster is "Evil originates in the head." Which identifies with the image of a snake acting as a human brain.

Barbara Kruger - Design for Social Change

Barbara Kruger

Born January 26, 1945, Barbara Kruger is an American designer/conceptual artist. Most of her work is done in black-and-white photography, often with small hints of color like red. They are overlaid with bold captions that also deliver bold messages. Her work aims to address culture and the way power, sexuality ( mostly female sexuality), and our identities are constructed. They cause us to second guess our own thoughts and take a deeper look into society to possibly set forth and create a change.

Tribute Site: http://www.barbarakruger.com/

"I mean, making art is about objectifying your experience of the world, transforming the flow of moments into something visual, or textual, or musical, whatever. Art creates a kind of commentary." -Barbara Kruger 

                                             

Social Change: Campaign Tackles Sexual Violence on Campus

2014 maybe end up going down in history as the year that sexual violence rose to public awareness prominence in the society. In the Spring of 2015, an interdisciplinary team of students and faculty from Philadelphia University created a Public Awareness Campaign Against Sexual Violence on Campus. Students from graphic design communication and animation participated in the task. These designers wanted to raise awareness about sexual violence on college campuses and to educate students about the issue. The designer students create Brand Identity and Logo, taglines, Posters, Buttons, Stickers, a Mobile Website and Public Service Announcements.

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Guerrilla Girls and Social Change Design

 

Guerrilla Girls are an anonymous group of feminist, female artists devoted to fighting sexism and racism within the art world. The group formed in New York City in 1985 with the mission of bringing gender and racial inequality in the fine arts into focus within the greater community. Members are known for the gorilla masks they wear to remain anonymous. They wanted the focus to be on the issues, not on our personalities or our own work. Also, their identity is hidden to protect themselves from the backlash of prominent individuals within the art community.

One Sunday morning they conducted a count at the MET Museum in New York comparing the number of nude males to nude females in the artworks, and the number of male artists to female artists on display. In 2004, they counted again and only 3% of the artists in the Modern and Contemporary sections were women, and 83% of the nudes were female. 

Website to other work:  http://www.guerrillagirls.com/posters/index.shtml