LATINO DESIGN HISTORIES | Design and Political Resistance in Chile

The Society of Design Arts, AIGA Baltimore and Stevenson University held this online talk by Javiera Manzi and Nicole Cristi, from Chile. The event was part of AIGA Unidos' Hispanic Heritage Talks 2021.

Manzi and Cristi shared their research about the two of the most prolific graphic collectives during the military dictatorship in Chile (1973-1989): Agrupación de Plásticos Jóvenes (APJ) and Tallersol Cultural Center. The work of both groups was tackled from a perspective that focuses on the production process as a political practice, rather than only on the explicit political content of a graphic piece.

This presentation was be based on an article published by the authors in the Journal of Design History. It unravels a fragment of the history of the political posters in Chile that has been marginalized from design historical discourses and highlights a processual perspective for the study of the work of graphic activisms.

AIGA Baltimore and SoDA member Raquel Castedo moderated the event, part of a virtual series created to promote the rich and plural histories of Latin American production in design.

Recordings in English and Spanish are available below:

Credits

Nicole Cristi and Javiera Manzi | Presenters
Raquel Castedo | SoDA and AIGA Baltimore Program Leader and Moderator
Frances Miller | AIGA Baltimore Co-Producer
Natacha Poggio | AIGA Unidos Co-Producer