The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations after the Second World War. The reason as too why UDHR is so important is because it was the first international agreement on the basic principles of human rights and laid the foundation for the human rights protections that we have today.
I have been asked to choose one Article from the ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ and too present it in a way in which i feel fits the text appropriately.
The Article in which i have chosen is Article 6,
“Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.”
Firstly i will spend some time researching into the article i am choosing to base my project off of and after this i will be getting some inspiration off of some certain designers and more so graphic designers to see how they have used some typography in their work.
What is Article 6?
"Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.”
This article emphasises the principle that all individuals, regardless of a background, identity, or status, have the right to be recognised as legal people before the law. This recognition is an important aspect of basic human rights because it implies that all individuals are entitled to equal treatment under the law. With them being awarded with equal protection of their rights, and access to the ‘legal system’.
The right to recognition as a person before the law means that everyone should be awarded the same legal rights and protections, without any form of discrimination. This article is fundamental in ensuring that all individuals are treated fairly and within the legal systems, regardless of their social, economic, or other characteristics.
Michael Bierut
Michael Bierut was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1957 and he portrays himself as a graphic designer, design critic and educator, who has been a partner at the design firm Pentagram since 1990. One of his biggest jobs was designing the logo for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, and helping to create the Disney logo.
Some of his best typography poster work would probably be these,
Although they are good pieces of work and equally helpful, its not really the type of thing i had in mind for my project. I will continue researching to try and find more simple and short posters.