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Archive for February 16th, 2008

I’m Not Here Right Now

Posted by Ted Hopton on February 16, 2008

When this post appears, I will be out of the country and I will have left my laptop behind. Yet, through the power of editing the timestamp on this posting, I have written it before leaving and allowed it to magically appear while I am away.

So, there will be fewer posts for a while, as I don’t know how many I’m going to have time to write in advance like this. But I’ll try to make at least one each day appear, and then when I get back from my vacation I’ll write about the adventures I’ve had.

So, I’m not here right now . . . but to quote Arnold, “I’ll be back!”

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Art & Persuasion in Political Posters

Posted by Ted Hopton on February 16, 2008

OBAMA Hope I’m about to pack up my laptop and get on my way to the airport for my trip to Costa Rica, but while scanning the headlines this morning (since for 11 days I won’t have much access to any), an image and headline in the NYT caught my eye. I confess I’ve only skimmed the blog post, “Campaign Stops: Beyond Red, White and Blue,” but I can recommend it for the pictures of unusual political posters alone, none of which I recall ever having seen before.

I’ve included the image that prompted the discussion on this topic, and here’s what Steven Heller had to say about it in his blog entry:

But now everyone is talking about the Social Realist inspired poster of Barack Obama by Los Angeles graphic designer and street artist Shepard Fairey, and how unique it is. In truth it’s not all that unique. Indeed, artists have been inspired by particular candidates for years and have designed posters that break the mold not only in terms of color and style but also in message and tone.

I like the points Heller makes, both the obvious ones about how such art is eye-catching at the least, and his more insightful comments, such as: Read the rest of this entry »

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