Hope…Nope

From Hope to Nope at the Design Museum is a fast track journey through the complex history of the last 10 years. It made me proud of the protest but crazed at how much has been needed in such a short space of time. I was hit by the power of simple words and today’s vehicle for them, the hashtag. Like them, loathe them or mimic them, a hashtag should not be overlooked as a means of gathering people and voices together. They’re at their best when they’re simple enough for everyone to latch on to. But hashtag with your eyes open. They can become umbrellas for all sorts of meaning.