josh fifield 
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title
blue lies
lens
culture + commentary
type
university


blue lies is a type-based poster exploraton that examines how political language shapes and distorts public perception.

brief
there’s no standard chemical compound, drug, or element called bluside. It doesn’t show up in chemistry nomenclature (like -ide compounds: chloride, cyanide, etc.) or pharmacology.
year
2023






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(3/3) using direct quotations from political leaders, the work fragments the language of authority, exposing the instability beneath staged media performances.

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