politics

Plot of Children of Men 2 or legitimate environmental concern? You decide.

February 23, 2008

Talks of a “secret” report from the Pentagon to George Bush about how climate change is going to destroy us reads like the plot of a summer Blockbuster: A secret report, suppressed by US defence chiefs and obtained by The Observer, warns that major European cities will be sunk beneath rising seas as Britain is [...]

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An analysis of Obama and Clinton's websites' coverage of major issues

February 17, 2008

In response to a lot of the criticisms stating that while Obama is a great orator, he’s soft/vague on a lot of the major issues, a former colleague at ITP, Matt Burton, has done a thorough job analyzing how the websites of each Democratic candidate fares in addressing the major issues of the campaigns. Why [...]

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Obama/Clinton Gallup Poll visualization

February 16, 2008

Maybe the Twitter/Superbowl visualization has got me fired up but now I want to take the most recent Obama vs. Clinton Gallup Poll data and overlay the major campaign events on top of it. According to this it seems like Hil enjoyed her best day right around Super Tuesday and its been downhill since. Maybe [...]

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Shepard Fairey weighs in on the races

January 29, 2008

The artist, famous for his Andre the Giant “Obey” posters, is offering these 24″ x 36″ silkscreens for $50 dollars each. I really love the propaganda-style aesthetic of his work. Cool Hunting: Shepard Fairey: Obama Posters

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Obama: A Logo for Every Occaision

January 9, 2008

To follow up on our post yesterday comparing the branding and logos of the various candidates, here’s a deeper dive into the robust visual identity of the Obama campaign.

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A design analysis: What's in a candidate's logo?

January 8, 2008

I had been looking around for a study on the way each of the candidates approach their brand + logo design and luckily I just found a bunch! – Presidential Brand Blog – This is probably the most complete. Is it really that difficult to guess where Huckabee’s stars are coming from? (the graphic bleed [...]

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Barack's victory speech

January 4, 2008

After last night, Karen and I are officially going all in. I’m usually not one for politics but I have to say that the content and delivery of Obama’s victory speech was as good as any I’ve seen in my lifetime. Granted, it is only Iowa at this point and there’s a long way to [...]

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