One of Linder’s most recognizable works of art first appeared on the sleeve of the 1977 Buzzcockssingle “Orgasm Addict.” On the cover, Linderutilized what would become her signature mass-media collage strategy to adorn or violate—or, really, both—a classical nude female torso with mouths at the nipples and a household iron in place of the head. By the time the single was released, Linder Sterling, born in 1954 in Liverpool, had already become a fixture in the Manchester punk and post-punk scene out of which bands like The Fall, Joy Division, the Buzzcocks, Magazine, and The Smiths emerged. In many ways, her collage works from the period have much in common with the subversive practices of punk: Ripping things apart and reassembling them was a way of showing the counterfeit quality and construction of any social image.
The designs of both Linder Sterling and Jamie Reid represent energy and urgency. They are deliberately crude with the use of hand-drawn and collaged elements (usually lettering/ransom note styling). Their designs were cheaply printed to emphasise the DIY ethic and to represent being anti-corporate and provocative. Ironic use of celebrity signs and powerful symbols were also a common theme.
   
Design:
- energy & urgency
- deliberately crude
- hand drawn/collage
- cheaply printed
- lettering (ransom/stencil)
Themes:
- anti corporate
- provocative
- powerful symbols
- ironic use of celebrity signs
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