Rebholz-Social-Justice




 * Social Justice**

These posters speak to me because of their use of color and spacial design. Each piece fills the space without necessarily using wholly positive space. They use color to highlight the negative space and draw out the actual focus of the pieces. The typography is important in each by specifically working towards an idea - in the first poster, the focus is to draw attention to the solution. In the second, they use bold fonts paired with bold colors to create the focus on the solution as well. The typography is important in the last for its connection to the people/culture it represents.

For this assignment, I'm considering doing a poster about the current laws against pit bulls and pit-bull-like breeds in Great Britain. [|The Dangerous Dog Act of 1991] outlaws breeds based on their appearance, and currently strays and other dogs being put up for adoption must first be inspected as to whether they will be put down to their alikeness to pit bulls or not. According to Wikipedia: Four types, in particular, were identified by the Act:
 * [|Pit Bull Terrier]
 * [|Japanese Tosa]
 * [|Dogo Argentino]
 * [|Fila Brasileiro]

I will take the point of view against the act and ask for change. A few more links to research: [|link] | [|link] | [|link]

My idea for this poster is to highlight the common phrase that 'it's the deed, not the breed'. I want to show the four breeds of dogs outlawed by the act and provide some resources to rise against the act. I want to use bold colors and typography to express that violence is not the dog's fault, and banning the breed is not actually stopping attacks.