Michael Bierut, Jessica Helfand|Audio
February 9, 2017
Episode 50: What Democracy Looks Like
On this episode, Michael and Jessica talk about the visual language of the Women’s March and resistance to President Trump. The individual ingenuity of protestors, Michael says, contains
a lesson for “professional” graphic designers. We define our own success so frequently on, did we get everything to line up perfectly? And in this case, lining up perfectly wasn’t as effective as having everything just explode in a million flowers.
Also mentioned:
Microcritique: Michael Rock on branding politics and the politics of branding
Parker Palmer and the Center for Courage and Renewal
Brian Grubb reviews the Young Pope
Edie, by Jean Stein, edited with George Plimpton
Shareen Pathak, The Definitive Oral History of the Oreo tweet
Charlotte McCourt reviews the Toffee-tastic
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