The Beehive Design Collective

Over the past decade, the wildly-motivated, all-volunteer Beehive Design Collective has created more than a dozen immensely popular, awe-inspiring, collaborative, and meticulously-crafted oversize posters about biotechnology, water privatization, globalization, free trade, monoculture, the war on drugs, resource extraction, climate change and many more of the urgent issues we face in these times.

The Collective makes illustrations that are refreshingly sincere, truthful and accessible to everyone (regardless of language, education or literacy). Choosing quirky, funny and often heartbreaking metaphors drawn from the natural world and the landscape of corporate globalization to illustrate "bad news" topics, the Collective also documents under-recognized "good news" stories of communities fighting to defend their lands — and their lives — from colonizing forces.

Though they tackle heavy, complicated issues, many feel that the heartfelt and compelling imagery helps make "bad news" more digestible, and inspires community dialogue, critical reflection and strategic action. Learn more about the Collective and check out their posters.