If you were to design a logo for a band today, how would it reflect our current political reality?Ĭheck out more Public Enemy objects in the collection here. For entities like Public Enemy, who take on a radical position, visual choices become tied to activist engagement. These graphics shape our perceptions and understanding of the world around us. We don’t often stop to consider the impact of design elements like logos on our daily lives. Circle with a man, you know what it is.” - Chuck D Wu-Tang is still the W, but that kinda comes close. I don’t think there’s too many logos out there that don’t deal with a font, that you can detach and know what it is. I wanted to be able to make something that detaches. The tongue and the lips say it all without you looking at the font. “When it came to be around that potential time of making logos, I wanted to make something that understood what a logo could do, you know? Look at the Rolling Stones. The crosshairs symbol typically refers to a pair of perpendicular lines that intersect at their midpoint, creating a small target or sight. To reflect Public Enemy’s political bent in the group’s overall look, Chuck D drew inspiration from bands like the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin, whose identities encompassed more than just their sound – but also their “sight” and “story.” From their logo to their album covers and uniforms, Public Enemy’s identifiable branding stems from Chuck D’s thoughtful initial design. It also calls attention to Public Enemy’s role as, in Chuck D’s words, the “ black CNN,” addressing issues of racial inequality that were otherwise overlooked by mainstream media. As the graphic emblem of the politically engaged Public Enemy, the logo blatantly portrays the violence suffered by African Americans at the hands of the police and the state – in the eighties and still today. “The crosshairs logo symbolized the black man in America,” explains Chuck D. The target through which we view the figure is identifiable as the crosshairs of a gun sight. It offers a wide selection of Crosshair presets used by Pro eSport players. His hat references one worn by hip-hop group Run-D.M.C. Crosshair V2 is the leader in crosshair overlay technology. While people sometimes interpret the figure as a state trooper because of his hat, he is actually a representation of an African American B-Boy. We followed the efforts of volunteers and human rights workers to document the destruction of treasured Ukrainian buildings. While completing the sketch, he explained to Museum Specialist Timothy Anne Burnside that the central figure’s silhouette was sourced from a picture of E Love next to LL Cool J and the text was first laid out using a stencil. The emcee specifically created this drawing for display in our Musical Crossroads exhibition. English Sniper: Inside the Crosshairs Full Documentary as seen on the History Channel.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |