As proof that we are not merely the purveyor of false promises we submit to you, finally, the Enemies we know poster series. Sorry about the wait, but you did savor the anticipation, no?
Design
Each lovely piece of rhetoric is to be printed black and white on 11x17. We have taken care to adhere to certain design criticism, and believe we have achieved a quality result. The headings and drop caps are set in Pixture, a pixelated typeface referencing the centuries old Fraktur. We did this to make reference to the technological and cybernetic content of the posters—all this talk of “apparatuses.” The body text is set in Plexes Pro. We might live to regret this decision, but we think the humanistic warmness of Plexes doesn't subordinate its speaking power. Type decisions by our contemporaries attempt desperately to achieve a kind tone in order to make the short-attention span of a likely user forget she is looking at a piece of propaganda. We, on the other hand, will use the deceptive “I” statements to achieve a more subtle result. Plexes is undeniably “user-friendly,” but remains a disruptive internety text in it's strange “k.” Hopefully, our design decisions effect the results we'd like. If not, at least some citizen will be a little less cheerful when they experience the poster as if they were texting, “I've painted a world at peace that can only be described as war.”
Identity
As we mentioned before, to cancel out, or add your own brand: Adobe Acrobat, Tools, Advanced Editing, Touch Up Object Tool/ Touch Up Text. Or whiteout or whatever.
Use
Walls, windows, your room, police cars, etc.
Oh yeah
If you see any of these shits posted around, and find yourself armed with camera, why not catch a couple flicks and send them our way.
Enemies We Know poster series
Intro (i.e RIP Democracy LOL)
Mad love for the Asheville May Day Defendants, and the Egyptian proletarians
IEF | Cold-ass South | Winter '11
i must say, i am surprised by how ugly these posters are. not that you are unskilled designers, but that you seem to have poor taste or perhaps a bad eye for the visual. i think the crimethinc ones are much catchier gahhahaaha
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From the Police poster:
ReplyDeleteTHE SAME ONES WHO THREATEN US WITH PRISON ONE DAY FOR SMOKING WEED AND WHO WILL ANOTHER DAY SPEED PAST US WITH _________ BECAUSE THEY DON’T WISH TO WAIT FOR THE LIGHT.
See that blank? I think there should be some text in there.
proofreading is capitalist oppression.
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