How PSA posters have been the visual language of the pandemic in Malaysia


Arts activist and designer Fahmi was one of the first to start a PSA series, with works made even before the start of the March 18 movement control order. Photo: Fahmi Reza

Aleff Ahmad has had no murals to paint during this coronavirus outbreak, but he wasn’t sitting home idle.

In the early stages of the movement control order (MCO) period in Malaysia, the Kuala Lumpur-based freelance designer and muralist produced – and posted online – a series of Covid-19 awareness posters that were mainstream and informative.

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