Vote or die - 'stickers are the new placards'
https://www.instagram.com/voteforclimateordie/
https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/register-to-vote-misc-261119
I have already gone into depth about the politics behind bumper stickers, with people sharing their political standpoints on the bumpers of their cars - but is the bumper sticker being replaced? I found this article discussing new and emerging brands and studios that use stickers as a way to share political messages, yet not in the traditional bumper sticker format. With more and more young people putting stickers on things such as laptops and skateboards, it makes sense that political stickers are having a resurgence in a new and fun format. Students are becoming more involved in politics, so will want to express this through the stickers on their personal belongings.
A key figure in this sticker movement is 'Vote or Die'; a project to promote voting to young people, through placing the importance of politics and democracy in a sticker format. The designs use fun and decorative illustrations to communicate ideas, which celebrate the more traditional sticker concepts. I think this idea of using fun visuals to communicate more serious subjects is very clever, and reminds me of the Smiling Sun design for the OOA; is it more effective to use playful design to convey serious subjects?
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