Reading and Understanding a Text

Chosen question :

'Discuss the role that graphic design can play during periods of political and/or social upheaval'

Text : The Design of Dissent (Tony Kushner)

The overall tone of this text is very positive, its a discussion into how graphic design is used during times that people need a voice as the voice, its the silent idea that the whole group believes that has been created to scream their opinons.

Key Points:

Graphic dissent need to be three things to work, shocking, clever and understood by all.

Graphics doesn't change he world, it jus has impacts on people then they cause the change, its causes a reaction in people, it makes them act and stand up.

Its uses to voice the opinions of the repressed, used as a way to show the opinions of many that are seen as a secret until someone makes them a statement.

It doesn't have to be perfectly planned out  or amazing quality, it about the meaning behind the work and the statement it makes rather then the asectics.

When the time demands it theres usually and artist or an expressionist there, times force people to act and create ideas that stand up for them.

Key Quotes:

'Image as a poster, brand new yet long expected, possessing the power of the uncanny'

'Art can't change anything expect people, but art changes people and people can make everything change'

'The time arrives for a silent truth to become a public truth'

'Great deigns successfully sells monstrous lies'

'Each is an argument that stamps itself indelibly in on the soul of the passer-by; accepted or rejected, the argument, the claim'