Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Assignment #20 Inspiration

Shepard Fairey
-An American contemporary graphic designer, and illustrator who emerged from the skateboarding scene
- He first became known for his "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" (…OBEY…) sticker campaign
-. His work became more widely known in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, specifically his Barack Obama "Hope" poster.
-In 1988, he graduated from Idyllwild Arts Academy, and in 1992, Fairey graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration.
-Fairey became involved with art in 1984, when he started to place his drawings on skateboards and T-shirts.







Social Issue Posters/ Logos

I liked this social poster because it used tic-tac-toe and showed that peace wins over war.





















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