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Jake Goodall's protest-focused graphic design

Graduate designer Jake Goodall takes a rather conceptual approach to graphic design, often creating video pieces and performative routes to explore topics such as finding the perfect collaborator, and the media's power to put a spin on politics.

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Spiral-bound book with white cover featuring red and black text about protest and activism, sandwiched between sheets of clear plexiglass

We love one of his more traditional graphic design projects, too: this book design, which won a Merit accolade in the ISTD's Rhetoric of Ekphrasis brief. The publication was coptic stitched by Goodall and placed between two sheets of plexiglass. Using a bright palette of red, yellow, black and white (surely there's a joke in there somewhere) and bold typography, the book explores ideas around protest. The colours reflect the idea of direct action in their eye-catching, full bleed presentation; while warped type on the cover acts as a nice contrast to the straightforward legibility of the spreads.

"Protest is a form of art, it's the storytelling that makes it better," says Goodall, who describes the project as "an emphasis on the storytelling element of protest and activism, and how it enhances the act of protest itself."

Jake Goodall's protest-themed book design with warped typography spelling "WANKERS" on the white cover against a black background
Jake Goodall's protest-themed book design in a black box, featuring red covers with white pages and bold typography exploring activism and storytelling
Close-up of Jake Goodall's protest book design showing red overlaid text and definition on white pages with coptic stitching visible on the spine
Red book cover with "Orwell" and "1984" text displayed alongside an open spread showing body text, mounted between plexiglass sheets
Open book with bright red pages showing text layouts, with a hand peeling back the top right page to reveal curved warped typography on the cover beneath
Jake Goodall's protest book design with bright red cover featuring bold black typography and text, displayed open between sheets of plexiglass
Open pages of Jake Goodall's protest book design showing text in bold typography with the quote "These things make a small impact and frizz" and "even though I do support it
Bright yellow book about protest with bold black and red design elements, displayed open between two sheets of plexiglass with a warped typography cover
Jake Goodall's protest book design with bright yellow pages and black text, enclosed between plexiglass sheets
Jake Goodall's merit-winning book design about protest featuring bright yellow and white covers with bold typography, displayed between sheets of plexiglass
Coptic-stitched book between plexiglass sheets with red and black typography exploring protest, displayed open with a hand pointing at the text
Open red book with black bold text reading "Well I'm interested in what you're saying, so why are you saying it?" alongside columns of smaller text
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