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Better not to be, than not to be revolutionary

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This  poster, designed by Rene Mederos, is a powerful and stunning poster that uses a black and white geometric composition. The artist solely uses sans serif typography.

caption from Better not to be, than not to be revolutionary - René Mederos - 1968 (iisg.nl) :

“In the orthodox socialist realist fashion, a slogan like this is illustrated with giant workers and heroic soldiers. Mederos chooses a purely typographic solution, where contrasts of black and white and differences in size are to enhance the meaning of the words. Upper case and lower case letters are mixed.” 

https://iisg.nl/exhibitions/chairman/cub08.php

International Institute of Social History Website
Source: iisg.nl
International Institute of Social History Website