Revolution #1, May 1, 2005, posted at revcom.us
This special May 1, 2005 issue of our newspaper marks the end of... years of Revolutionary Worker/Obrero Revolucionario —and the beginning of Revolution/Revolución.
In a future issue, we will lay out more fully the thinking behind the change from RW to Revolution. But in short, we believe that the new name more fully reflects our revolutionary communist ideology and politics, and the enriched vision of a tribune of the people that has been pioneered by RCP Chairman Bob Avakian.
As part of the new transformation we have embarked on, we are working to create a fresh graphic look that captures the spirit of revolutionary communism in the 21st century.
Our graphic look is still "under construction." In particular, this May Day issue has a special masthead on the front page. The masthead is a very important element of any publication. The masthead that appears in Revolution No. 1 is a work in progress. We invite people broadly to be part of the process of finalizing the masthead in the coming weeks.
We would like to hear from artists, designers, design students, and others. Send in your comments on the special masthead that appears in this issue; suggestions for variations or modifications; or different ideas for the Revolution masthead.
We are extending the contest we announced several weeks ago for new masthead designs.
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Design elements should include:
| Title: | REVOLUTION |
| Subhead: | Voice of the Revolutionary Communist Party |
| Website: | revcom.us |
| Issue info: | volume number, issue number, date, and price |
Masthead designs should be printable in three color as well as in black and red.
Entries should include mastheads for both a newspaper and magazine format, in English and Spanish.
Submit as many entries as you like.
Send entries to:
by email:
revolutionredesign@yahoo.com
by mail:
Revolution Redesign
c/o RCP Publications
PO Box 3486
Merchandise Mart
Chicago IL 60654
Include printout, camera-ready copy, and file on disk in any
common graphic format.
Indicate program info on disk.
First prize: A set of five historic
full-color revolutionary posters
Three runners-up: Full-color historic May 1st,
1980 poster