Ugly Gerry
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An ugly political process is ripping apart democracy in America. It’s called gerrymandering. It lets those in power redraw voting districts so they stay in power. It takes the voice away from voters. And it makes maps look downright ugly. Ugly Gerry is a font created to keep this problem visible. Every character was made from the shapes of real gerrymandered voting districts. People used the font to tweet messages at their politicians demanding change.
Concept and font by creatives Ben Doessel and James Lee, creative technology by HoneyWired.
Concept and font by creatives Ben Doessel and James Lee, creative technology by HoneyWired.
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Gerrymandering is so extreme that there’s now a district that looks like every letter of the alphabet. They really took great pains to choose/eliminate voters. Both parties do it. Graphic from the awesome folks at @representus. ⬆️🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/XNDwD3Xa4k
— Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸 (@AndrewYang) September 20, 2022