Poster by Milton Glaser

Design and politics have been on my mind lately (see yesterday’s post) and apparently, I’m not alone. Eastern Michigan University Gallery has invited some of today’s most illustrious design stars to show posters that that speak out on current political and social issues.

The exhibition is (as you may have guessed) timed to coincide with the run-up to the presidential election and runs from August 27 through October 9, with the opening reception on September 10. It includes designers that hail from the United States, Great Britain, Greece, Holland, Iran, Israel, and Turkey. The range of poster media include screen printing, stencil, digital, and offset lithography. Copies of posters will be available for purchase with proceeds going to a charity.

Several notable designers are in this show. Milton Glaser is among the most celebrated graphic designer in the United States, known for his many works, including the “I Love New York” logo, his Bob Dylan poster and also co-founded the historic PushPin Studio as well as New York Magazine. Glaser’s work was selected for the lifetime achievement award of the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum.

Poster by Jonathan Barnbrook

Jonathan Barnbrook is known for his political works featured in Adbusters magazine, numerous publications. He is one of Great Britain’s most prolific designers who has long championed graphic design with a social conscience, Political activist David Tartakover is one of Israel’s most prominent graphic designers, whose work has won numerous awards and prizes and is included in the collections of museums in Europe, U.S. and Japan. Formerly of the international design research center Fabrica located in Italy, Daniela Marx has a long history of collaboration with local artists, musicians and politicians in New Orleans and abroad.

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