Graffiti keeps pushing the art and design envelopes

29 March 2007

In response to Roy Johnson's e-mail regarding boycotting graffiti (DW 22 March), it is absurd to be so prejudiced about an artform, especially for a Design Week reader. There is a huge difference between kids tagging in the street and graffiti artists. Graffiti still pushes the envelopes in design and typography to new levels, more so than any other design style. It is a true freeform style that doesn't have the usual rules and 'accepted' norms of design. You can see influences ...

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