African Crowns poster, from the self-published book Envisioning Blackness in American Graphic Design

Designer/author: Maurice Woods

From the self-published book Envisioning Blackness in American Graphic Design. The premise of this series of posters was to develop a visual language that could be shared as a general aesthetic for all black people.

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