Radical Media Archive Vol 1: An Anthology Of Counterculture and Political Graphic Design

Radical Media Archive surveys the visual language of revolt and solidarity across the 1960s and 1970s. Bringing together political graphics, printed matter, and works by major designers, it looks at how graphic design intersected with anti-colonial, liberation, and social justice movements during the period.

Across a few hundred pages, the book traces material from a wide international range of contexts, including Paris, Tokyo, Cuba, Milan, Beirut, New York, Berkeley, and London. It places activist visuals alongside notable examples of commercial graphic design, highlighting points of exchange between political and cultural production.

The book also reflects on the role of designers, artists, and image-makers in shaping public movements, and considers what can be learned from this history today.

Compiled after years of research and travel by Ramdane Touhami and Émile Shahidi, the publication draws on a large collection of books, rare periodicals, and radical art, and serves as an introduction to that wider archive.

Softcover
Second Edition
Author: Ramdane Touhami and Émile Shahidi
Publisher: Permanent Files
Size: 170 × 240 mm
Pages: 304
ISBN:  9782959599903