BBC: The Powerful Political Graphics Sparking Change

Thought this article was interesting, especially in light of DTC355's recent propaganda poster project. More information here...

How the new graphic iconography of memes, placards and posters is changing the way we communicate and protest. 

"When the now iconic ‘Hope’ Obama poster by Shepard Fairey went viral, it kick-started a new phase in the visual language of politics. So how are graphics influencing the way we think and communicate now? And what role is graphic iconography playing in political events? A new exhibition at London’s Design Museum – Hope to Nope: Graphics and Politics 2008-18 – explores these questions, presenting some of the world’s most striking examples of protest graphics from the past decade..." More here...