<I>Design as Protest (DAP) Newspaper: You Are A(nti)-Racist</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2021
name: label: Published by
content: Design as Protest, American, founded 2015
notes: label: Description
content: A newspaper published by the Design as Protest (DAP) Collective featuring the title graphic “YOU ARE A(NTI) RACIST.” The top half of the newspaper’s front page features a large black block with large white text that reads [YOU / ARE / A / RACIST] in white text with the letters “NTI” added in dark grey to turn the “A” into the word “ANTI.” In the upper right corner of the black block, in small white text, is [DAP / COLLECTIVE]. The bottom half of the front page, on the left side in large black text, describes the DAP as “an anti-racist, non-hierarchical, action-based collective dedicated to advancing Design Justice in the built environment” illustrated by a graphic with the title [DAP BIG / PICTURE / HOW DOES IT ALL COME TOGETHER]. The right side contains a feature story by a DAP contributing member and there is a quick-response (QR) code at the bottom left side of the page. Along the bottom of the page is a narrow, horizontal black block listing in white text the names of DAP contributing members, a design that is repeated on several pages throughout the issue. Content of the subsequent pages include a chronology of systemic racism, resources, a list of the Collective’s nine Design Justice demands, the Anti-Racist Design Justice Index with lists of anti-racist practices and actions for organizations, academics, and local governments organized by color into gradient chart designs. There is also a “how-to” guide for conducting racial justice dialogue in an academic setting. The last page of the issue begins with the heading “WE ARE DESIGN AS PROTEST” and concludes at the bottom with “ARE YOU WITH US?” In between is a listing of contributing members of the DAP team and a large black graphic depicting the north star and scattered white texts with messages of solidarity. There are sixteen pages total.
place: label: Place made
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
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content: Activism
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content: Architecture
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content: Communities
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content: Design
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content: Education
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content: Graphic design
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Resistance
label: Topic
content: Urban planning
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Design as Protest Collective
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2022.105.1
objectType: label: Type
content: newspapers
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Design as Protest
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on newsprint
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (open): 22 7/16 × 34 13/16 in. (57 × 88.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (folded): 22 7/16 × 17 1/2 × 13/16 in. (57 × 44.5 × 2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (unfolded): 22 7/16 × 34 13/16 in. (57 × 88.4 cm)