MLK. Why haven't I see this before? Look how intense his facial expression is! Look how young he is! This must be from his college days. When I google imaged Martin Luther King, Jr., I guess I thought I would find tons of great images and compelling posters. But everything I saw I had either seen before or was poorly designed. This was the only image I found that was compelling...I think that part of getting the younger generations interested in social justice movements is designing media that grabs their attention and looks sexy-- and shows historical figures as they appeared in their youth so young people can imagine themselves in the shoes of someone their age. For the next MLK day I want to silkscreen this image onto a black shirt and write "Poster Boy" on the top in white letters. There could even be a nice quote on the back, like the one Maya Lin chose for her memorial: "until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream..."
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Poster Boy
MLK. Why haven't I see this before? Look how intense his facial expression is! Look how young he is! This must be from his college days. When I google imaged Martin Luther King, Jr., I guess I thought I would find tons of great images and compelling posters. But everything I saw I had either seen before or was poorly designed. This was the only image I found that was compelling...I think that part of getting the younger generations interested in social justice movements is designing media that grabs their attention and looks sexy-- and shows historical figures as they appeared in their youth so young people can imagine themselves in the shoes of someone their age. For the next MLK day I want to silkscreen this image onto a black shirt and write "Poster Boy" on the top in white letters. There could even be a nice quote on the back, like the one Maya Lin chose for her memorial: "until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream..."
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