Solidaryca is a

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designed in 1980 by

Jerzy Janiszewski Jerzy Janiszewski (born 11 March 1952 in Płock) is a Polish artist, best known for designing the Solidarity logo The Solidarity logo designed by Jerzy Janiszewski in 1980 is considered as an important example of Polish Poster School creations ...

, at that time a student at the

Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...

Academy of Fine Arts. Originally it was used as a logo for the

Solidarity ''Solidarity'' is an awareness of shared interests, objectives, standards, and sympathies creating a psychological sense of unity of groups or classes. It is based on class collaboration.''Merriam Webster'', http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictio ...

, an anti-communist

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...

in Poland. The characters were meant to represent workers marching together and supporting each other. The name of the font is a pun on

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words Solidarność (meaning

solidarity ''Solidarity'' is an awareness of shared interests, objectives, standards, and sympathies creating a psychological sense of unity of groups or classes. It is based on class collaboration.''Merriam Webster'', http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictio ...

) and cyrylica (

Cyrillic , bg, кирилица , mk, кирилица , russian: кириллица , sr, ћирилица, uk, кирилиця , fam1 = Egyptian hieroglyphs , fam2 = Proto-Sinaitic , fam3 = Phoenician , fam4 = G ...

). With time it was extended to include other characters. While primarily associated with the Solidarity and various ventures associated with it, it is also used by other projects loosely associated with the ideas of fight for freedom. On and around June 4, 2009 most Polish newspapers used the font for their logos, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Poland's independence and the first (partially) free elections in Eastern Bloc since World War II.

Gallery

File:Bydgoszcz-tablica-Mosty-Solidarnosci-080406-40.jpg, "Solidarity" bridges roadsign File:Occupy Wall Street Together.svg,

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