30th Anniversary Of The Fall Of The Berlin Wall Marked By Statement For Freedom – And A Typeface Inspired By Original Graffiti From The Wall

A film and new typeface inspired by original graffiti from the Berlin Wall has been created as part of a campaign to mark the 30th anniversary of the wall coming down in November 1989.  The film, in which we hear sirens, dogs barking and gunshots, depicts the suffering the Wall witnessed. It ends with the warning, “Division is freedom’s biggest threat”. The font is available for everyone to make their own statements for freedom, using the anniversary typeface. The statements will be collected and turned into a book which will be sent as a message…

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Y&R launches new typeface called The Feminist Letters

Ad agency Y&R has launched a new typeface called The Feminist Letters. Y&R launched the platform with Women of Sex Tech, Bow & Drape, Bustle, Yola Mezcal and the 3% Conference – organizations that represent kickass women across industries. The Feminist Letters gives all types of activists an engaging, creative way to speak out on the topics they care most about. “Each letter is specifically designed with purpose, calling attention to issues like equal pay, reproductive rights, women’s health, women in politics, and campus assault laws,” The Feminist Letters website say the letters represent…

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