Appleton native creates 'blue fist' logo

pioneer press ^ | 11-27-11 | ap

[WOBBLY BOB]

APPLETON, Wis. - An Appleton native is the creator of the iconic "blue fist" graphic in the shape of Wisconsin used in spring protests at the state Capitol.

Graphic artist Carrie Worthen graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She now lives and works in Los Angeles, but she kept in touch with members of the AFL-CIO and, in February, the union asked her to take the germ of the fist idea and make it stand out.

"To me it needed to be bold and clear and loud and simple," Worthen told Wisconsin Public Radio.

[Jack Hydrazine]

I think the raised fist logo started with the Boxer Rebellion around 1900, but it is popular with the Leftists who are down with the struggle.

[hinckley buzzard]

heh. Bet she couldn't do that today.

[Bellflower]

The blue fist looks like something straight out of a communist propaganda headquarters. Very unAmerican.

[Thidwick]

I’ll second that observation.

[SIDENET]

And much thinner.

[Right Wing Assault]

If the Tea Party used a ‘fist’ logo, the commies would all be shouting, “Violence! A fist is a symbol of threatening violence if we disagree with them!!”