A founder of Fluxus, the influential 60’s anti-elitist art movement, George Maciunas trained as a graphic designer, and often went back to that work to support his more radical artistic activities. His flux boxes were interdisciplinary object collections used (not so lucratively) for fundraising but also to spread the Fluxus word.

Seen above: Flux Year Box 2, c.1967, a Flux box edited and produced by George Maciunas, containing works by many early Fluxus artists. (from Wikipedia)

More from WIkipedia: Maciunas, a trained graphic designer, was responsible for the memorable packaging of fluxus objects, posters and newspapers, helping to give the movement a sense of unity that the artists themselves often denied.^[19] He also designed a series of name cards incorporating multiple fonts to characterise each of the participating artists. According to Maciunas, Fluxus was epitomized by the work of George Brecht, particularly his word event, “Exit.” The artwork consists solely of a card on which is printed the words: “Word Event” and then the word “Exit” below.