Graphic Agitation

Social and Political Graphics since the Sixties


A study of graphic art and design aimed at social and political issues.


Liz McQuiston


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Overview
  • A lively, provocative survey of graphic art and design aimed at social and political issues from the 1960s to the present day
  • Covers a broad range of subject areas including war, peace, ecology, health and sexual politics
  • Features the work of some of the design world's best-known personalities as well as the graphics of anonymous protest
  • Includes over 600 striking images that reflect the protest, propaganda, shock and subversion of graphic art



In The Press
'This ambitious chronicle is a must for the scholars, students and practitioners of alternative media.' (The New York Times)


About the author(s)
Liz McQuiston divides her time between graphic design practice, teaching and writing. Her publications include Women in Design: A Contemporary View and The Graphic Design Sourcebook, as well as Graphic Agitation 2 and Suffregettes to She-Devils, published by Phaidon.


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