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Calling all artists, designers- Create the BDS Logo!

In 2005, over 170 Palestinian civil society organizations united behind a call to the world to impose Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) on Israel until it complies with international law. Now, the Palestinian BDS Campaign National Committee (BNC) is calling on YOU to design a BDS logo for the campaign!!

This is an open call to all creative artists/designers who feel they can create a “brand” image for this fast growing Palestinian and international campaign. The new logo design must fulfill the following criteria:

  1. The design must be new, unique, innovative and easily recognizable;
  2. It must include the three letters B, D, and S – BDS has already become a brand, but it needs a suitable graphic;
  3. It should preferably use the four colors of the Palestinian flag;
  4. It must express the spirit of the international BDS movement—a campaign of civil resistance that is aimed at ending Israel’s occupation and apartheid policies. Understand this in whichever creative way you like!

From: http://www.resistnetwork.com/
on 21/08/09 | Read More

Fever Press- an exhibition of political concerns

Fever Press is a forthcoming exhibition featuring six artists and designers dealing with contemporary political issues. The exhibition will open at London College of
Communication (LCC) from Monday 2 February 2009.

Artists featured in the exhibition cover a wide range of media within their practice, including photography, print, film, performance and painting. The group collectively work to challenge areas of political unrest. They seek to create work that will inspire change and direct action through graphic image making. 

Leigh Clarke said: In today’s political climate…new challenges arise in relationship to the media and form in which communication takes its shape. Contemporary warfare is virtual and information is delivered and shared ubiquitously, sometimes revealing obscenities and travesties beyond media restrictions enforced by our Governments…The function of visual communication in this political age is one of reaction as opposed to that which informs and inspires.

Private view: Friday 6 February 2009, 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Open to public: Monday 2 February until Friday 20 February 2009, 10.00am to 6.00pm
Venue: Upper Street Gallery, London College of Communication.

From: http://www.resistnetwork.com/
on 08/01/09 | Read More

2009: A Year of Critical Activism?

Quilian Riano, an Archinect Senior Editor and Harvard GSD blogger, pened a small essay about “renewed interest by design practices of inserting themselves into political and legal processes.”

From: http://www.resistnetwork.com/
on 03/01/09 | Read More

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