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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum  Search this
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Published Date:
Wed, 08 Mar 2017 14:00:07 +0000
Blog Post Category:
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Object of the Day
activist poster
collaborative design
collective
graphic design
poster
women designers
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<img width="640" height="872" src="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/International-Womens-Day-700x954.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="http://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/International-Womens-Day-700x954.jpg 700w, http://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/International-Womens-Day-220x300.jpg 220w, http://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/International-Womens-Day-170x232.jpg 170w, http://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/International-Womens-Day.jpg 751w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="23812" data-permalink="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/2017/03/08/internationalwomensday/international-womens-day/" data-orig-file="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/International-Womens-Day.jpg" data-orig-size="751,1024" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="International Women&#8217;s Day" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/International-Womens-Day-220x300.jpg" data-large-file="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/International-Womens-Day-700x954.jpg" />This bold poster was printed by the Chicago Women’s Graphics Collective to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, 1975. The elegant design uses direct, straightforward symbols to clearly communicate a message of unity, a popular design approach amongst political and activist posters from the 1960s and 1970s. In this example, the simple repeat of...
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