With this book anyone can create protest graphics. The 46 die-cut stencils, plus a bespoke typeface, can be combined to create both slogans and powerful visual messages, and are robust enough to be re-used any number of times. There are classic symbols from the great protest movements of the twentieth century, as well as new images reflecting contemporary concerns – such as the environment and the economy. These are the building blocks of visual statement, and this book is the essential toolkit for the graphics of protest.

Patrick Thomas was born in Liverpool, England. He studied at Saint Martins School of Art and The Royal College of Art in London, before relocating to Barcelona in 1991. In 1997 he founded Studio laVista where divides his time between printing, painting and occasionally making images for the International Press. In recent years he has exhibited his work across five continents, and it can be found in numerous private and public collections. He was elected a member of Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI) in 2005.