Design and Wonder in the Everyday

Grassroots design book chronicles Obama campaign

Monday, September 21st, 2009

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A project to publish “Designing Obama,” a chronicle of the grassroots designs of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, is underway. Support the cause or not, but it’s certainly a great effort in the name of design. Yes, design can help change the world.

“He’s Barack Obama” by JibJab

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

The LOLs keep rolling out from JibJab. They’ve come a long way from the marionette-type animation that made them famous with the Kerry vs. Bush “This Land” video. This time they employ the use of slick animation to poke fun at President Obama’s “superhuman” powers. Like Megan Fox, it’s great for laughs and well designed (you know what I mean).

Obama in pictures

Friday, November 7th, 2008

Photojournalist Callie Shell has some of the most poignant shots of Barack Obama on the campaign trail. Here are two of my favorites, but I also like the photo of Obama doing a pull-up and the photo of him cleaning up after himself before leaving an ice cream shop. Visit the full gallery.

Obama ’08 video

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

So I’ve been debating whether to keep this blog just as an online portfolio or to post other folks’ inspiring work. Well, I guess this video made up my mind for me. 

Check out this video for Obama featuring music by up-and-coming rapper MC Yogi and some great vector art and typography. 


Obama ’08 – Vote For Hope from MC Yogi on Vimeo.