From U.S. Voting Design to AI Slopaganda: Notes from the Living Archive of Political Design
Lecture by Adam Flint, Associate Professor of Visual Communication at the University of the Arts in Reykjavik
This lecture traces Adam Flint’s research into the political life of graphic design, moving from early work on the U.S. voting system to recent investigations of AI-generated “slopaganda.” Drawing on projects including Local Actions, National Outcomes (2017-19) and Poster-Making Was Orange Work (2023–25), the talk examines how graphic design is used to both reinforce and disrupt political power. Adam reflects on anarchist and counter-design histories, contemporary visual strategies of normalization, and the growing role of AI-generated media in shaping political reality through his current project, The Living Archive of Political Design (2025–).