Political prints/posters inspiration

1. The mix of photo and type here works well. The overall feel of the piece is slightly anarchist, but I love the appearance and messy David Carson - esque type laid over the photo, which is of John Key, former New Zealand Prime Minister and leader of the New Zealand National party. I could recreate this piece with Donald Trump or Theresa May as the background - all 3 of these people are right wing politicians so a similar style would be appropriate. 

2.This print by Bases Loaded represents the ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day of baseball season, where the US Presidents traditionally throw the first pitch. The print is loosely political, but I like the illustration style and the limited colour palette which is something I could recreate in a screen print.

3. This print focuses on immigration and ethics. I am inspired by the handwritten nature of the piece as well as the typography focus, which I think could work quite well with one of the chants from the protest.

4. 'Gaza One Year On, Still in Ruins' clearly shows the effects of the bombing the strip recieved from Israel. The print recreates the Palestinian flag in the colours and shapes it uses.

5. This very relevant anarchist poster could be perfect for my project if I went down the illustration route. The bold type makes a statement - I would like to use something similar in my print. Using the idea of borders/walls - potentially showing them breaking down - to show the intent behind the protest would commemorate the event well.

6. This was one of the chants from the protest so I think the use of it could be quite effective in my final poster. 

7. This poster reads ‘The world now knows that the Fascists have nothing to offer the youth but death.’ It shows a skeleton removing a mask, which is the face of Hitler, and alludes to the fall of the Nazi regime.

8. This poster was created by a prankster during President Nixon's presidential campaign. He used the slogan 'Nixon's the one' and the prankster Dick Tuck hired groups of pregnant women to go to Nixon rallies wearing buttons sporting the slogan, which indicated he was ‘the one’ for a number of other areas as well. The poster has a satirical element which I am interested in including in my own poster.