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D&AD Annual 2020

Ugly Gerry
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  • DirectDirect Response/Digital
  • PRLow Budget Campaigns

Country

  • United States

Client

  • RepresentUs

Production Company

  • Leo Burnett Chicago

Global Chief Creative Officer

  • Liz Taylor

Chief Creative Officer

  • Jordan Doucette

Executive Creative Director

  • Mikal Pittman

Design Director

  • Alisa Wolfson

Copywriter

  • Ben Doessel

Art Director

  • James Lee

Creative Technologist

  • Kevin McGlone

Creative

  • Wendy Robles

Advertising Agency

  • Leo Burnett Chicago

Design Agency

  • Leo Burnett Chicago

An ugly political process is ripping apart democracy in America. It’s called gerrymandering. It lets those in power redraw voting districts so they stay in power. It takes the voice away from voters. And it makes maps look downright ugly. Ugly Gerry is a font created to keep this problem visible. Every character was made from the shapes of real gerrymandered voting districts. People used the font to tweet messages at their politicians demanding change.