At its core, type is a storyteller. Letterforms deliver a message. And such messages are perhaps at their purest in the form of community-led designs for protest.
“A woman’s place is in the resistance,” by Hayley Gilmore.
"While many of those who create signs and banners for marches and demonstrations might not call themselves graphic designers, that’s exactly what they become when putting letters on placards. Each sign is a snapshot of a broader story, a message that’s both highly personal and that articulates the thoughts of a wider movement. They’re created in anger and in sadness, and distill exactly what the best design is all about: igniting change."
Article: Strongly Worded Letters: Typography and Modern Protest.