Pyramid of Capitalism - Vintage Shao Mi attention drifts across the water

attention drifts across the water as naturally as light does at dusk

preserving the chart's original graphic precision and tonal clarity down to the smallest typographic detail on each printed label

Warm ochres and soft greens describe the carambola's distinctive ribbed form

translates botanical form into pure ornamental principle

each branch placed with intent

Pyramid of Capitalism - Vintage Shao Mi attention drifts across the waterFirst circulated as a radical labour broadside in the early 20th century, the Pyramid of Capitalism is one of the most enduring works of political graphic design. Its layered structure from the crowned few at the top to the toiling masses at the base delivers its critique through visual hierarchy alone. The vintage typography and flat, hand printed aesthetic root it firmly in the agitprop tradition, where clarity of message was as important as clarity