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Project, Universal Declaration of Human Rights Posters, 2008

This is a Project. It was designed by Students and faculty, Designmatters, ArtCenter College of Design and collaborator: United Nations Department of Public Information. It is dated 2008. It is a part of the department.


Displays: France, United States

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was and is a groundbreaking document that proclaims all persons across the world are entitled to certain absolute rights and freedoms. A partnership between the United Nations and ArtCenter College of Design led to the creation of a series of posters illustrating the document’s ideals. Students across the school, from illustration and fine arts to graphic and product design, selected various articles to visualize, resulting in a powerful set of designs that remind us that the declaration’s global agreement is as relevant today as when it was first created in 1948.

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Designing Peace.

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