miklos kiss' silent consent raises awareness on women's freedom of choice

miklos kiss’ silent consent raises awareness on women’s freedom of choice
font: lubalin graph / font designer: herb lubalinall
images courtesy of miklos kiss

many women are discriminated and abused because of their gender. the violent acts committed against them can be verbal, emotion, physical, sexual or economic and they are much more common than expected — and it happens more often than we know about it. for the international day for the elimination of violence against women, hungarian designer miklos kiss has created ‘ silent consent’, a set of photographs that want to raise awareness on the subject.

font: bustan
 / font designer: jamal bustan, mamoun sakkal

many of the abuse cases are never reported to the authorities, and the media isn’t informed, remaining unnoticed. a lot of women feel like they do not have any other option but to silently endure. the silent yes is like an exclamation mark. a mark for all those women who have been deprived of their rights of making their own choices. for those who have been living their lives under obligation and suppression because nobody has ever shown them how to say no. this silent consent becomes a painful everyday routine and it’s hiding on their lips, dishonest and invisible.

font: caturrita
 / font designer: bruno mello

these artworks are fighting for these women with the tools found in art and design. it wants to increase consciousness that all women have the freedom of choice — despite their traditions, religions, and moral dogmas. it sends a clear message to the world: saying no is not a privilege for a few but a choice for everyone. on the images you can see that each character has the color of flags on them paired with a font that has been created by a designer, font studio or firm from the same country. 

font: fz cu hei b03
 / font designer: founder type (beijing, china)

font: didot
 / font designer: firmin didot

font: futura
 / font designer: paul renner

font: tótfalusi antikva (janson) / 
font designer: miklós tótfalusi kis

font: aderet mf
 / 
font designer: gad elmalich

font: ryo gothic
 / font designer: ryoko nishizuka

font: san benito / 
font designer: vicente lamónaca

font: pragmatica
 / font designers: vladimir yefimov, alexander tarbeev, isabella chaeva

designboom has received this project from our ‘DIY submissions‘ feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here.

edited by: juliana neira | designboom