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“Ugly” is commonly used as a negative expression. However, to me, ugliness has its own value. Since visual language has always been my key to opening the communication door to people, this thesis uses graphic design as a key to challenge the common criteria of ugliness and launch a personal manifesto: ugly is beautiful. It’s ok to be ugly.


Uly is Beautiful: Manifesto of Ugliness

Jing Xie

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