Poster Power: an invitation to make your sign of encouragement by Anthony Burrill
After his design for good contribution to British Red Cross, renowned letterpress artist and artivist Anthony Burrill continues to campaign for solidarity in a must-attend event online.
“From WWII's ‘Keep Calm and Carry On,’ the Sixties' ‘Make Love Not War,’ and Shepard Fairey's ‘Hope,’ to the rainbow drawings children are posting in living room windows across the UK to show their support for healthcare workers fighting COVID-19, posters have shown their power to communicate important messages of inspiration and motivation during times of crisis” writes the introduction to a must-watch event today online.
Hosted by Monika Jiang and Morgwn Rimel the latest installment of House of Beautiful Business’ Living Room series is an invitation to Anthony Burrill’s studio tour and a workshop of kindness in which literally everyone who has A4 paper and a Sharpie can, and should, participate.
Join us in a few hours in our virtual Living Room for a poster making workshop and studio tour with graphic artist, print maker, and designer @anthonyburrill, who is renowned for his persuasive, up-beat style of communication. pic.twitter.com/6m2VbKf2aW
— House of Beautiful Business (@_houseofbb) April 15, 202
An artivist at large and a master of the art of poster making, graphic artist, print maker, and designer Anthony Burrill is renowned for his persuasive, up-beat style of communication.
This evening Burrill challenges us all to create our own “Signs of Encouragement.”
“What we'll make: posters to boost the morale of our neighbors, loved ones, and strangers as we navigate the challenging days ahead. Short messages have a big impact. Make your sign!” is this Wednesday’s poster challenge to love while the pandemic rages on.
Sign up here.
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![Make love, not war is an anti-war slogan commonly associated with the American counterculture of the 1960s. It was used primarily by those who were opposed to the Vietnam War, but has been invoked in other anti-war contexts since, around the world. The phrase's origins are unknown with several people claimed to be the inventor of the phrase, including Gershon Legman and Rod McKuen. Activists Penelope and Franklin Rosemont and Tor Faegre helped to popularize the phrase by printing thousands of "Make Love, Not War" buttons at the Solidarity Bookshop in Chicago, Illinois and distributing them at the Mother's Day Peace March in 1965. They were the first to print the slogan. When the slogan was used during a protest in California in 1967, then Governor Ronald Reagan joked: "Those guys [the protesters] look like they can't make either of both". Poster, deisgned by ‘Weisser’. Image via Creative Review](assets/original/2020/04/15/Make_Love_Not_War_Typeroom.jpg)
