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Donald Trump

  • Lithuania-based illustrator Kot Bonkers is neither a political nor a feminist artist
    Avoid projecting: Kot Bonkers is neither a political nor a feminist artist
    Design News > Design Activism / Graphic Design & Illustration
    Kot Bonkers is a brazen illustrator who fiercely defends her right to draw for the sake of it and identify with no political groups, despite audience opinion. >
    11 Jun 19
  • Kgodisho Mowa’s work tackles inequality and political apathy
    Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration
    "Countless people are fighting for equality and fairness, and fighting for broken promises by the government, but they don't get the spotlight they deserve.” >
    8 May 19
  • The Ache of Home
    Images of Minnesota’s immigrant community highlight the people most affected by the US immigration crisis
    Design News > Art & Photography
    “The ache for home lives in all of us…” >
    4 Feb 19
  • Design Indaba Conference 2018
    Edel Rodriguez on childhood, nationalism and a nation on fire
    Talks > Art & Photography / Design Activism
    The Cuban-born illustrator was dubbed "America’s Illustrator-In-Chief" by Fast Company. >
    6 Aug 18
  • Edel Rodriguez on how the South African protest art influenced his work
    Design News > Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration
    Rodriguez has a noted history of creating irreverent, illustrated depictions of the controversial US President Donald Trump. >
    26 Apr 18
  • Edel Rodriguez
    Edel Rodriguez on protesting the Trump era through art
    Design News > Art & Photography / Design Activism
    The Cuban-born illustrator brings his Trump-era protest art to Design Indaba Conference 2018. >
    21 Feb 18
  • Resistance School
    “Welcome to Resistance School. Our first class is now in session.”
    Design News > Design Activism
    Designed by Harvard University students, this program teaches anyone how to be an effective activist. >
    20 Apr 17
  • Otra Nation
    We like this border because it wouldn’t really be a border at all
    Design News > Design Thinking / Urban & Landscape Design
    Trump’s border wall reimagined as a regenerative co-nation shared by both Mexico and the U.S >
    11 Apr 17
  • Resistance calendar  homepage
    Michael Moore’s Trump resistance calendar for all anti-Trump events
    Design News > Design Activism
    Filmmaker Michael Moore created a Trump resistance calendar to track anti-Trump protests. >
    24 Feb 17
  • RESIST!
    Alternative reading in the time of alternative facts
    Design News > Art & Photography / Design Activism
    We look at some of the works in RESIST!, A collection of defiance in the United States. >
    15 Feb 17
  • AirBnB Super Bowl ad
    #WeAccept: AirBnB Super Bowl ad calls out Trump with a celebration of diversity
    Design News > Design Activism / Film & Animation
    The homestay network is pushing a powerful new message of acceptance. >
    10 Feb 17
  • Refugees Are Real by Ghada Wali
    Refugees Are Real by Ghada Wali
    Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Design Activism
    Egyptian designer Ghada Wali created a series of interactive paintings to bridge the gap between refugees and their host countries. >
    31 Jan 17
  • Political Theatre by Mark Peterson
    Politics in black and white: The rise of Donald Trump in pictures
    Design News > Art & Photography
    Photojournalist Mark Peterson’s Instagram is a live feed of the American political circus. >
    10 Nov 16
  • Estudio 3.14
    Mexican design firm imagines Trump’s proposed wall
    Design News > Architecture & Interiors
    Estudio 3.14 brings to life the US presidential candidate’s tyranny. >
    27 Oct 16
  • Border City by Fernando Romero
    Border City: An integrated plan to trash the US, Mexico border debate
    Design News > Architecture & Interiors
    Border City is an ambitious plan to rid the United States and Mexico of its divides. >
    28 Sep 16
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