Signs are a powerful way to communicate an emotion. Used throughout history, from Women's Suffrage to the Civil Rights Movement, political signs are an important part of Americana. In the past 3 months, signs have become a powerful way of communicating the message of the resistance. A new generation of sign makers have taken up posterboard and wood, and taken to the streets.

Some criticize the millennial obsession with digital imagery. They suggest we are unable to separate our gaze from our screens long enough to do anything meaningful. The Women's March demonstrations all over the world showed that this tendency is not a sign of our downfall, but of our strength of expression.

Within the diverse crowds of women, men, children, parents, grandmothers, politicians, celebrities, students, immigrants, coworkers, and friends alike, there was a cohesion of energy. I went because I was angry, but I left feeling satiated by the collective mentality of resistance .

The emotive signs, from pointedly antagonistic to imperatively mundane ("Women's rights are human rights"), implored watchers-on to recognize the efficacy of our concerns. Although some in our government dismissed the effectiveness of the marches, the global community took notice. The march showed the world that American democracy is not synonymous with populism or supportive of the archaic and isolationist views of the current administration.

We decided to document some of the most effective imagery we saw. Take notice, because we will continue to have a need for protest art in the next 4 years.