---
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...
tags:
- Obey
- Shepard Fairey
- Street Protest
title: 'Shepard Fairey: Protester of the Year'
url: https://www.urbanartcore.com/shepard-fairey-protester-of-the-year/
---

# Shepard Fairey: Protester of the Year

Urban 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.

In 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?!

Well 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*...

![Shepard Fairey - Protester](<https://www.urbanartcore.com/shepard-fairey-protester-of-the-year/Shepard-Fairey-Protester.jpg>)

Shepard Fairey - Protester