Angel San Juan

We’re taught to value originality, authorship, and professionalism. However, many of us begin our careers with cracked software, pirated fonts, and borrowed tools. Forms of Illicit Legitimacy demonstrates the significance of pirated media as a catalyst for change, providing insights into the relationship between power, design participation and creative agency.

This project acknowledges and contemplates the contradiction of whether participation in graphic design should be restricted by legality and economic privilege.