Shepard Fairey: birth name is Frank Shepard Fairey and was born on February 15, 1970 in Charleston, South Carolina; he was part of the skateworld and noticed his artistic abilities when he started to place his drawings on t-shirts and skateboards; Fairey graduated from Idyllwild Arts Academy in 1988 and then Rhode Island School of Design in 1992 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Illustrator. Fairey is most know for his "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" sticker campaign and his Barack Obama "Hope" design. Examples of his work include:
The most arguable and disputed social issue topics are: abortion, poverty, immigration, capital punishment, education, gun control, human rights, gay rights, and terrorism
Save Mother Earth poster: obviously use he colors blue and green; recent posters kind of change and contort the shape of earth; making Earth have a melting (global warming) illusion is trending in posters; fonts are normally bold and have thick serifs to get attention; words often circle around Earth's hemispheres
