{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urban Design"],"cover":{"alt":"Shepard Fairey: Protester of the Year","height":720,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/shepard-fairey-protester-of-the-year/Shepard-Fairey-Protester_s.jpg","width":1200},"credit":"","date":"2011-12-15T13:10:28Z","description":"The Protester is the person of the year! And what’s equally interesting is the fact that no one else than Shepard Fairey himself designed the cover, again...","html":"\u003cp\u003eUrban art legend \u003cstrong\u003eShepard Fairey\u003c/strong\u003e just \u003ca href=\"http://www.woostercollective.com/post/shepard-faireys-time-person-of-the-year-cover\"\u003edid\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"http://nuart09.blogspot.com/2011/12/shepard-faireys-protestor.html\"\u003eit\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"http://arrestedmotion.com/2011/12/shepard-fairey-cover-time-person-of-the-year-the-protester/\"\u003eagain\u003c/a\u003e: After he designed the Obama cover for Time Magazine’s \u003cem\u003ePerson of the Year\u003c/em\u003e issue back in 2008, he also designed the latest cover which this year honors the \u003cem\u003eProtester\u003c/em\u003e and features stories from the Arab Spring to the Occupy Wall Street movement.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn my eyes taking \u003ca href=\"/shepard-fairey/\"\u003eShepard Fairey\u003c/a\u003e’s design was a good decision. I mean, who could be a better than someone who’s famous around the globe for a certain, eye-catching propaganda look and feel and who also started his career on the streets around the world with his subversive \u003cstrong\u003eObey\u003c/strong\u003e campaign?!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWell done Mr. Fairey! And now make sure to watch \u003ca href=\"http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2101745_2102134_2102355,00.html\"\u003ethis clip\u003c/a\u003e to get to know the reasons, why Time chose \u003cem\u003eThe Protester\u003c/em\u003e\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 2444\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"2444\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"2444\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/shepard-fairey-protester-of-the-year/Shepard-Fairey-Protester_hu_3e4098e755280da3.avif 480w, /shepard-fairey-protester-of-the-year/Shepard-Fairey-Protester_hu_248a25dab5553e22.avif 960w, /shepard-fairey-protester-of-the-year/Shepard-Fairey-Protester_hu_4dc3aa6bfd6446b1.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/shepard-fairey-protester-of-the-year/Shepard-Fairey-Protester_hu_bd0ef2a776bb92b9.webp 480w, /shepard-fairey-protester-of-the-year/Shepard-Fairey-Protester_hu_ba800c92c72a5223.webp 960w, /shepard-fairey-protester-of-the-year/Shepard-Fairey-Protester_hu_59f0d12df984dcc.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/shepard-fairey-protester-of-the-year/Shepard-Fairey-Protester_hu_bc954043bddba1ef.jpg\" srcset=\"/shepard-fairey-protester-of-the-year/Shepard-Fairey-Protester_hu_adf0aa9af9173409.jpg 480w, /shepard-fairey-protester-of-the-year/Shepard-Fairey-Protester_hu_ab39cc3a4727cf3e.jpg 960w, /shepard-fairey-protester-of-the-year/Shepard-Fairey-Protester_hu_bc954043bddba1ef.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1913\" alt=\"Shepard Fairey - Protester\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eShepard Fairey - Protester\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nUrban art legend **Shepard Fairey** just [did](http://www.woostercollective.com/post/shepard-faireys-time-person-of-the-year-cover) [it](http://nuart09.blogspot.com/2011/12/shepard-faireys-protestor.html) [again](http://arrestedmotion.com/2011/12/shepard-fairey-cover-time-person-of-the-year-the-protester/): After he designed the Obama cover for Time Magazine’s *Person of the Year* issue back in 2008, he also designed the latest cover which this year honors the *Protester* and features stories from the Arab Spring to the Occupy Wall Street movement.\n\nIn my eyes taking [Shepard Fairey](/shepard-fairey/)’s design was a good decision. I mean, who could be a better than someone who’s famous around the globe for a certain, eye-catching propaganda look and feel and who also started his career on the streets around the world with his subversive **Obey** campaign?!\n\nWell done Mr. Fairey! And now make sure to watch [this clip](http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2101745_2102134_2102355,00.html) to get to know the reasons, why Time chose *The Protester*...\n\n![Shepard Fairey - Protester](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/shepard-fairey-protester-of-the-year/Shepard-Fairey-Protester.jpg\u003e)\n\nShepard Fairey - Protester ","tags":["Obey","Shepard Fairey","Street Protest"],"title":"Shepard Fairey: Protester of the Year","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/shepard-fairey-protester-of-the-year/"}