Nicola Ginzler

Senior Graphic Designer
Frame at top: Light teal with "#TeslaTakedown" in white and "AWARDS" in yellow. Frame at bottom: In white banner "Winner: Best New Sticker / Nicola G." Inside frame: Protest anti-Tesla sticker (vertical): white background with cropped black and white photo of the front of a Cybertruck in 3/4 view. Above the car is red all caps type "FINALLY"; below the car is black all caps type "BIRTH / CONTROL / FOR MEN." In small gray type at bottom: "Photo © Mr.choppers - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=152037030"

Award-winning political protest signs

Here are some signs I’ve made to protest against Tesla and the Trump regime. The “FINALLY” design was voted a “Best New Sticker” in the #TeslaTakedown Contest, with hundreds of entries and over 5,000 people voting.

For the signs, I’ve been using Avenir Next Heavy for headlines and Avenir Next Condensed Medium for copyright information and other small type, and a palette of the three primary colors.

Finally…

Frame at top: Light teal with "#TeslaTakedown" in white and "AWARDS" in yellow. Frame at bottom: In white banner "Winner: Best New Sticker / Nicola G." Inside frame: Protest anti-Tesla sticker (vertical): white background with cropped black and white photo of the front of a Cybertruck in 3/4 view. Above the car is red all caps type "FINALLY"; below the car is black all caps type "BIRTH / CONTROL / FOR MEN." In small gray type at bottom: "Photo © Mr.choppers - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=152037030"
This design was voted a “Best New Sticker” in the #TeslaTakedown contest, with hundreds of entries and over 5,000 people voting. Photo © Mr. Choppers – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=152037030.
Protest anti-Tesla sticker (horizontal bumper sticker): white background with cropped black and white photo of the front of a Cybertruck in 3/4 view. Above and to the left of the car is red all caps type "FINALLY"; to the right of the car is black all caps type "BIRTH / CONTROL / FOR MEN." In small gray type at bottom: "Photo © Mr.choppers - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=152037030"
The “FINALLY” design is available as a bumper sticker here.

No Kings

Protest sign (vertical): "NO KINGS" in large red capital letters; below that, the John Tenniel black and white pen-and-ink of the White King from "Alice In Wonderland." The White King chess piece, with a frightened expression on its face, is gripped by a hand around it't middle.
Concept and wording by Sarah P. – John Tenniel illustration of the White King from the classic “Alice in Wonderland.”
Protest sign (vertical): dark blue background with white text saying "NO / KINGS / but / DRAG / KINGS," all caps except for "but." A yellow and orange vector illustration of a crown is balanced on the "S" of "KINGS."
Concept and wording by Mary F.
Protest sign (horizontal): white background with red text on the right-hand side saying "NO / KINGS / but / DRAG / KINGS," all caps except for "but." A yellow and orange vector illustration of a crown is balanced on the "S" of "KINGS." On the left side is a black and white photograph of drag king Leigh Crow as "Elvis Herselvis" from the chest up. Elvis, with dark hair in a pompadour, is smiling/sneering at the viewer.
Drag king performer Leigh Crow as “Elvis Herselvis.” Photo by Erin O’Neill.

No Swasticars, No Wankpanzers

Protest poster (vertical): dark blue background with white all caps "NO," then yellow all caps "SWASTI-" / "CARS." Below that, white Tesla logo with red "X" over it.
Protest poster (horizontal): dark blue background with white all caps "NO," then yellow all caps "SWASTICARS."
Protest poster (vertical): dark blue background with white all caps "NO," then yellow all caps "WANK-" / "PANZERS." Below that, white Tesla logo with red "X" over it.
Protest poster (horizontal): dark blue background with white all caps "NO," then yellow all caps "WANKPANZERS."
“Panzer” is German for “tank,” which Tesla Cybertrucks resemble.

There Are Other Electric Cars

Anti-Tesla protest sign (horizontal): White background; large black all caps centered type "THERE ARE OTHERELECTRIC CARS"; red centered all caps type with black bullets "ACURA • AUDI • BMW • CADILLAC • CHEVROLET • FISKER • FORD • GENESIS • HONDA • HYUNDAI • JAGUAR • KIA • LEXUS • LUCID • MERCEDES-BENZ • NISSAN • POLESTAR • PORSCHE • RIVIAN • SUBARU • TOYOTA • VOLKSWAGEN • VOLVO"; large black all caps centered type" DON’T BUYFROM A FASCIST"
Anti-Tesla 20″ x 16″ sign—concept and text by Greta C.; design and typography by me. The font is Montserrat, designed by Julieta Ulanovsky, Sol Matas, Juan Pablo del Peral, and Jacques Le Bailly.
Anti-Tesla protest bumper sticker: White background; blue bar with all caps centered type in white "THERE ARE OTHERELECTRIC CARS"; blue centered all caps type with re bullets "ACURA • AUDI • BMW • CADILLAC • CHEVROLET • FISKER • FORD • GENESIS • HONDA • HYUNDAI • JAGUAR • KIA • LEXUS • LUCID • MERCEDES-BENZ • NISSAN • POLESTAR • PORSCHE • RIVIAN • SUBARU • TOYOTA • VOLKSWAGEN • VOLVO"; red bar all caps centered type in white "DON’T BUYFROM A FASCIST"
Anti-Tesla 9.125″ x 3″ bumper sticker—concept and text by Greta C.; design and typography by me. The font for the headlines and manufacturer names is Big John, designed by Ionyc Type (Ion Lucin) of New York City, formerly from Madrid; the type for the bullets is Montserrat (see designers in caption of previous image); and the type for the stars is Zapf Dingbats, designed by the venerable and very prolific Hermann Zapf.

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