As every artist knows, one way to catch a viewer’s eye is a jarring juxtaposition. Take the original poster for Stephen Sondheim’s 1976 musical “Pacific Overtures,” currently on display at the UC ...

The beginning of March’s Women’s History Month observance offers a chance to look back at how much has changed — and what hasn’t — in the lives of women around the world. And when it comes to finding ...

Look up in the SHED this month and you’ll see a display of student-made posters submitted for the university’s annual Women’s History Month poster contest. As part of RIT’s Women’s History Month ...

Walk a few city streets today and your eyes will either wander from signs to ads, or you will be overwhelmed by their number and see none. But in the Paris of the 1860s, when towering posters blending ...

You may have seen one of Micah Bazant's posters in the window of a local business or, more recently, at a protest somewhere in America. After President Donald Trump signed an executive order limiting ...

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