Did you know that it’s been 60 years (actually 61, now) since the creation of the UDHR? What’s that!? It’s the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It’s some United Nations stuff. The UDHR is the “worlds most translated document” according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Good times when with this project. The “60 Years Project” is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the UDHR with a calling for mini protest boards in support of free speech and self-expression. One hundred and three (103) participants and counting! Begun by designer Zara Arshad, of London, Syria, Indonesia, and China.

Simple and splendiferous:

The 60 Years project aims to creatively commemorate the 60th anniversary of UDHR (Universal Declaration of Human Rights): the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled.

Designers have been invited to take part by writing or drawing on a mini protest board to exercise their right to free speech and self-expression. The boards have been posted to both established and upcoming designers, to be filled out and sent back to me as soon as possible.

One of the key roles of the project is to highlight a serious issue through the creative. The project will culminate in an installation that showcases the protest boards (and, hence, the design work) of creatives of varying backgrounds, as well as promote the UN and commemorate 60 years of human rights.

Look below a sampling of the protest signs from the project, and be sure to check out more from Arshad, most especially her biography: Drop Beats Not Bombs.