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Autocracy vs. Democracy

Autocracy vs. Democracy

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May 05, 2023
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When you set out to use the art of graphic design to smear your political opponents as villains, be careful not to make them look too cool. It may have unintended consequences.

black + white images of Maduro, Lukashenko, Putin, Xi, Erdogan walking on red background

Bear with me. This is old news, but it’s related to new news (war over the Ukraine, election time happened in China and is happening in Turkey). At the end of 2021 I read this pie…

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