Keeping a record of LGBT+ design makes political change increasingly possible says Andrew Campbell, the author of Queer x Design. He has picked five examples of LGBT+ graphic design from the past 50 years for Dezeen.
Written by Los Angeles-based art historian Andrew Campbell, Queer x Design is a collection of graphic design documenting the past 50 years of LGBT+ life and activism since the birth of the gay rights liberation movement in 1969.
"Simply, queer design is anything created and designed by LGBTQ+ people that addresses LGBT+ life," Campbell told Dezeen.
"It may seem a flat-footed and obvious definition, but I think it allows for openness around one of the tenants common to LGBTQ+ communities at their best, which is that they are inclusive and heterogeneous." Queer x Design documents graphic design from the last 50 years of LGBT+ activism
The book focuses on the the signs, symbols, banners, posters and logos used by LGBT+ activist groups in the US following the birth of the gay rights liberation movement.
"Queer people and people of colour have been fighting for decades against the over-policing of their communities, often making their plea visible in the arena of design and graphic art," said Campbell.
"So much early LGBTQ design reveals an awareness of juridical authority. Understanding this makes political change ever more possible in the present if we keep in mind that we have been building political power together for decades.&...