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Hope to Nope: Graphics and Politics 2008-18 at the Design Museum

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Time 11:00
Date 12/08/18
Price £10.9

Public engagement with politics has changed dramatically since 2008. Discover how graphic design & tech have played a pivotal role in dictating & reacting to the major political moments of our times.

HOPE TO NOPE: Graphics and politics 2008-18 from Design Museum on Vimeo.

Running from: Wed 28 Mar - Sun 12 Aug.

Graphic design in the form of internet memes, posters and protest placards is being used by the marginalised and powerful alike to shape political messages like never before.

From the global financial crash and the Arab Spring, to ISIS, Brexit and Trump, this exhibition explores the numerous ways graphic messages have challenged, altered and influenced key political moments.

Journey through Occupy Wall Street, Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution and the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Explore over 160 objects and installations, and uncover the real-time social media conversation around political leaders, through dynamic displays created in partnership with leading social listening platform, Pulsar.

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COMPETITION: Win 1x pair of tickets to Hope to Nope: Graphics and Politics 2008-18 at the Design Museum. To enter the competition, send an email to vienna@run-riot.com with the correct answer in the ‘subject’ line. The winner will be randomly selected.

Q: The global financial crisis is considered by many to be the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations; but in most countries it started in 1929 and lasted until...?
A: .1) 1961 .2) 1951 .3) 1941 .4) 1931

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