Italian Politics Infused Graphic Design – A Lot

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During Mussolini’s Fascist regime, most anything designed, from textbooks to magazine advertisements and even cigarette packs, was created with the Fascist emblem, uniform or representation of either or both. Here are some covert (below, top) and overt (Fascist youth activity book for “new vacation test/homework”) that show the infusion of political ideology in every aspect of society.

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