Andy Campbell, PhD, is an art historian, critic, and curator. With more than a decade of experience in higher education and museum institutions, Campbell's projects focus on the juncture of identity-based political movement, visual culture, and art's histories. He is currently Assistant Professor of Critical Studies at USC-Roski School of Art and Design.
"Queer X Design highlights and celebrates the many inventive and
subversive designs that have helped drive the LGBTQ movement over
the years...it's an inspiring and colourful visual history of
design harnessed to bring about political and societal
change."--CreativeBloq
"[Queer X Design] is an anthology of our trek from invisibility
into Pride and beyond. It's a fascinating record that contains
images that also predate the Stonewall rebellion by more than a
quarter century... Between the covers of Queer X Design, you'll
find photos that delight, artwork that seethes with rage, and
images that have united the LGBTQ community in victories and
setbacks throughout the struggle for equality."--Metrosource
"A beautifully bound, well-researched book that draws a lineage of
LGBTQ designs richer than a thousand rainbow Ralph Lauren polos.
Campbell's book details an uncut LGBTQ artistry, spanning digital,
print, paint, and even ink n' skin work (check out the Phil
Sparrow's Tattoo Flash for that good stuff) -- tracing back to the
days of pre-liberation and upward into the 21st century."--The
Austin Chronicle
"A big, bold, and inspiring collection of the visual imagery that
both represented and shaped the identity of the LGBTQ
movement."--The Advocate
"A pretty comprehensive illustrated history of the gay rights
movement and how it's changed over the years.... Discover the
stories behind some of the most memorable symbols of the past five
decades."--HeSaid Magazine
"An empowering visual history of the iconic symbols and designs
that defined many eras of the LGBTQ movement."--The Globe and
Mail
"An entertaining, insightful, beautifully illustrated book that
explains and celebrates the role of LGBTQ graphic design, and
designers, since the Stonewall uprising in 1969 -- a sort of
history of LGBTQ life and activism told through our symbols...
[Campbell's] writing is insightful and entertaining and always
interesting."--A&U Magazine
"For the first time, a colorful, visual collection coalesces the
iconic posters, symbols and graphic designs that have defined 50
years of LGBTQ pride and activism. By decade, Andy Campbell's Queer
X Design traces the lineage of lGBTQ artistry through pre-Stonewall
to the present day."--Azure Magazine
"Since Queer X Design was published, it has become a touchstone for
the modern history of the graphic design that accompanies queer
movements."--BookRiot
"Sometimes, a rebellion begins with a rebrand. In Queer X Design,
the professor Andy Campbell weaves a telling visual tapestry of an
emerging L.G.B.T.Q. language and identity."--The New York Times
"This illuminating compendium by art historian and curator Andy
Campbell is a deep dive into more than 50 years of the
extraordinary art and design that came to represent the LGBTQ
movement...Queer X Design is a must-read for anyone interested in
the convergence of design, politics, and activism."--Metropolis
Magazine
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