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The Self-Checkout Manifesto
With the implementation of self-checkout machines in grocery stores across suburban America, I gained unprecedented independence to buy as many oreos and bags of Tostitos chips as my heart desired. Adapted from F.T. Marinetti’s Futurism Manifesto, the Self-Checkout Manifesto is a humorous ode to my beloved machine.
Students were led by Ellen Lupton through a typography intensive workshop, creating iterative posters for their manifestos. This is a selection of work created from the Type Spa project.
Students were led by Ellen Lupton through a typography intensive workshop, creating iterative posters for their manifestos. This is a selection of work created from the Type Spa project.
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“We intend to exalt ownership, unprecedented independence, and checkout experiences rid of magazines graced by George Clooney’s sexy face.”
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“We sing hymns to the multi-mirrored and transparent scanner, which shoots bi-optic lasers across the Earth, capturing barcodes along the circle of its orbit.”
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“We will glorify our everyday hero with shouts of jubilent praise, humbled by the assistant who types in their override code when our beloved machine goes awry.”
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