In 2022, when Letterform Archive presented an exhibition called Strikethrough: Typographic Messages of Protest, the Supreme Court had just struck down Roe v. Wade, issuing an opinion that seemed to promise more social engineering to come. Now, in 2025, “more” has arrived in the form of Donald J. Trump. Given this new political reality, the protest posters that were on display in Strikethrough, a selection which is seen here, have never been more important.

The posters in this exhibition used art, design, and typography to encourage people to register and vote; to flag (literally) our nation’s record on genocide; to warn against domestic fascism; and to advocate for the rights of women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ community.

If society is a conversation, then protest posters help spark our imaginations with their images while giving us a few words to mull over until we find the words of our own. And if a protest poster is really good, it can inspire us to put those words into action.

Special thanks to Rob Saunders and Jen Dao of Letterform Archive for making this exhibition possible. For more information, visit letterformarchive.org