Politics

Alexandra Lange|Essays

What It Costs (to Buy a Bench, to Extend a Curb)

Participatory budgeting lets communities put their own urban priorities in order.

Observed|Exhibitions

We The Designers

“We the Designers” is a national exhibition of self-authored graphic design on view through April 5 at the AIGA National Design Center in NYC.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Kicked A Building Lately?

That question, the title of the 1976 collection of Ada Louise Huxtable’s work for the New York Times, embodies her approach to criticism.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Knolling Your Polling Place

Knolling your polling place: for the next election, a little spatial organization would go a long way.

Observed|Essays

Climate of Doubt

A documentary on the remarkable — and sometimes bizarre — debate over global warming and climate change that has gone on since 2008.

Rick Poynor|Photos

Demonstrations, Democracy and Design

After demonstrations in 2011, Barcelona’s Plaça de Catalunya became a carnivalesque village of protest.

Rick Poynor|Essays

Why the Activist Poster is Here to Stay

Digital communication has given posters produced to contest an outrage or support a cause a new lease of life.

Rob Walker|Essays

Focusing On ‘Optics’

Optics: The indispensible buzzword for those who analyze pseudo-events.

Rick Poynor|Essays

Sending Signals about Political Graphics

Issue two of Signal, a journal about the visual languages used around the world to support political protest.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Obama’s New Fonts

Obama bets on American nostalgia, shrinking Gotham and picking a script.

Observed|Gallery

30 Posters for a Sustainable World

30 Posters for a Sustainable World brings together international designers to visualize the UN RIO+20 summit goals.

Michael Bierut|Essays

The Poster that Launched a Movement (Or Not)

In the age of social media, does political graphic design matter?