In the Context of Practice lecture, we went through how to collect information for preparation for answering the one of question that we previously got given by Simon Jones and writing an essay about it. During this time we got into groups on the table we were sat at, and our subject that we had to research was Protest Graphics (Images). In this group task we had to least find 2 distinct research sources, note down the following that we found - Books: Author, title, relevant chapters and relevant pages. Websites: Authors/organisation, URL. Finally evaluating it! If the resource was good? If it had the correct information? Is it trustworthy enough? How do you know if it? If it was a bad source?
The website that I found for Protest Graphics (Image):
www.protestgraphics.org - At first this is the first page link that appeared on google search, so I assume it would be helpful. However, it was not as such due to it did not have any relevant information at all about the subject. On the site all it had was some images of protest poster, but there was no information of them and not all of looked very nice. The website looked a bit wary as it did not have an author or a company who created this website. Plus there was a choice of emailing them, however this is a bit untrustworthy as the person you are emailing is anonymous. They might not have the information you need, so this site is misleading and untrustworthy.
www.theguardian.com - Is an Article I discovered called "Beauty Is in the street: the power of protest posters. This article is about how powerful and unifying posters designed by students during the May 1968 Paris uprising, which celebrates the 40th anniversary of May 1968. This has also been produced into a book called "Beauty Is in the street" and photographed by the Four corners. This article goes more into the history of how students in that era produced and made protest signs, highlighting how successful and significant it became. As student invaded the studio to produce so many Protest signs to fight against the Paris uprising. However, it does not tell the information about how to make the banners, posters etc. But it is more trustworthy due to it has the name of author "Justin McGuirk", the Guardian is a very successful and reliable source of information.
www.Typeandprotest.com - Here in this website, it shows many examples of many famous street/artists who are experts at this profession of Protest Graphics. For example, there was a description of Shepard Fairey a well known street artist who has created many Protest graphic posters. As well as Occupy Type who specialise in this subject. It is helpful as it shows the process of this kind of work, how they do it and what kind of artwork has been the most successful for them. However, in the website it does not have the author who has created this kind of blog.
www.jamaispasdutoutrien.wordpress.com - In this blog titled "Napalm (2004-5), it talks about another street artist who specialises in Protest graphics. He is known as the British street artist, Banksy. Here the blog explores about Banksy artwork, the one with Micky Mouse, Ronald McDonald holding hands with a young naked Vietnamese girl. Here the art portrays how during the Vietnam War, it presents an idea of Micky Mouse and Ronald McDonald are kidnapping the young Vietnamese girl. The girl in the artwork is originally from a photography taken in the war time, the photographer Nick Ut captured this moment of terror and immortalised it for the world to see, how to iconic American faces demonstrates the conflict of American consumerism versus the outside world should be viewed. The way Micky Mouse and Ronald McDonald are presented, that they almost seem very evil yet arrogant in their smile as though they are sniggering. Whilst they are holding hand with this innocent yet hurting girl with burns on her back is screaming, running and trying to break free from their grasp. In the blog it also takes about the scale, colour etc. Therefore this article is very good as it is very informative.
www.Guity-novin.blogspot.co.uk - This is a blog that I found on the internet, this blog is interesting as it has a content of different pages based on posters from social, plus it is titled as "A History of Graphic Design". It seems like this person has got this information from a book as the blog has also put "Chapter 60: Posters in Social Protests". However, it does not have any reference to who his is by, but it has many quotes, pictures of posters and who they are by, infromation about the history etc. Overall, it is a good website/blog on Protest Graphics, but it is by anonymous person.
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