Presentation Title
Stamp of Action
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Stamp of Action
Kennedy Pierre-Toussaint
Chun Lok Mah
This stamp was created to represent the stamp of action mission; Where we motivate each other to fight injustice.
We currently live in a society that is unjust with the amount of inequality we are still facing today. Every instance of injustice that we see daily has organizations that emphasize the importance of their issue. I am creating a way to help identify and support those injustices but in a way, that other organizations would want to join and be a part of them. Not taking away from the injustice itself but highlighting those who share equal importance in building a connection. The goal is to work alongside these other organizations never against them. To represent this in the best way, I took inspiration from the first graphic commonly used as a symbol of resistance. I wanted to include the essence of change and growth in this logo, for this, I chose the butterfly. Then combined the two to create an abstract butterfly with the wings depicted as fists. This stamp is meant to create action and identify where the action is needed to be taken. Creating something that can be identified as a universal symbol for acknowledgment and change.
This project is meant to have an impact on the community in which it used to bring together all different types of individuals together. Two trial runs took place in the Spring of April 2021 in Winona, MN. I participated in two different protests one for Black Lives Matter and the other to prevent the building of a new juvenile detention center. During the first trial run, I distributed informational stickers that have a short description of the project along with a takeaway sticker of the logo. These cards stated “This stamp represents the action being taken to counter any issue of injustice that we are constantly facing in society. Those who wear this stamp symbolize their allegiance to progressive change and to improving the world we live in for equality”. For the second trial run buttons were handed out that depicted the logo and slogan, “where we motivate each other to fight injustice.
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department
Art
Location
On Demand, Online
Presentation Type
Video (Prerecorded-MP4)
Stamp of Action
On Demand, Online
Stamp of Action
Kennedy Pierre-Toussaint
Chun Lok Mah
This stamp was created to represent the stamp of action mission; Where we motivate each other to fight injustice.
We currently live in a society that is unjust with the amount of inequality we are still facing today. Every instance of injustice that we see daily has organizations that emphasize the importance of their issue. I am creating a way to help identify and support those injustices but in a way, that other organizations would want to join and be a part of them. Not taking away from the injustice itself but highlighting those who share equal importance in building a connection. The goal is to work alongside these other organizations never against them. To represent this in the best way, I took inspiration from the first graphic commonly used as a symbol of resistance. I wanted to include the essence of change and growth in this logo, for this, I chose the butterfly. Then combined the two to create an abstract butterfly with the wings depicted as fists. This stamp is meant to create action and identify where the action is needed to be taken. Creating something that can be identified as a universal symbol for acknowledgment and change.
This project is meant to have an impact on the community in which it used to bring together all different types of individuals together. Two trial runs took place in the Spring of April 2021 in Winona, MN. I participated in two different protests one for Black Lives Matter and the other to prevent the building of a new juvenile detention center. During the first trial run, I distributed informational stickers that have a short description of the project along with a takeaway sticker of the logo. These cards stated “This stamp represents the action being taken to counter any issue of injustice that we are constantly facing in society. Those who wear this stamp symbolize their allegiance to progressive change and to improving the world we live in for equality”. For the second trial run buttons were handed out that depicted the logo and slogan, “where we motivate each other to fight injustice.
