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I would agree with the above comment. Starting at the bottom does seem like a strange choice. It wouldn’t be as much of a problem, I don’t think, if there wasn’t a star in the zero of the “08”. That little graphic element draws my eye there immediately and I start reading top/down. (overriding a right/left eye path) It’s momentarily confusing trying to spell O-B-A-M-A starting with zero.

I think, confusion aside, my only concern would be the colors. Obviously red/white/blue conjures the American flag here, but I’ve always considered it a pretty boring color palette, regardless of context. Just a personal preference I guess.

I do think it’s a cool poster though, especially if you look at it long enough and start to see some of the 3D shapes that emerge.

I like it, it has a great patriotic feel to it. The shades of red and blue give it a really classic quality. Which is quite amazing, because it’s making an association or rather, gives me the impression that the candidate represented is standing for the America’s original virtues and ideals. Not desiring to, for lack of a better word, change, an already established country, but to progress it further than it has ever been.

My only personal gripe with this design is that I feel it’s perhaps somewhat too abstract regarding the type.

It’s great! You definitely would want to put it up on your front door just about now.

If you were open to talking politics, it’d be interesting to discuss the use of branding techniques – generally used to market products, which typically have no substance – to promote politicians, who typically have no substance either, but should. For instance, is Obama a leader or a brand. But pretend I didn’t say that!

Love this blog.

Personally I love the choice of starting in the lower left. No complaints with this poster at all, it’s beautiful and it is what it is. I love how the single star grabs hold of your attention, would it do that at the bottom?

I agree with Jeremy. Starting in the lower left is effective communication: Obama’s name is rising just like he’s aspiring to ascend to the highest office in the land.

even though the color scheme is somewhat bad, what else could you really do? red, white, and blue are almost necessary for this type of design just for the subject matter…

I disagree with gwdesign about the 8. It doesn’t look like Mr. Hitchcock as much as it does Mr. Peanut. But it doesn’t distract. And the red/white/blue palette doesn’t bother me too much as the colors seem less primary than they might be. It does kind of mess with the rods and cones, though. Is there a space ship hidden in there?

lance wyman is the man – he makes the sickest environmental design

When I saw this poster first time I reflected about direction of text.
And this is very interesting for discussion.
Does anybody know how it working in practice and why that direction and not different?

‘coffee as opposed to heroin’ haha

Hey Scott,

any chances to see new prints of your own Obama poster now that the campaign is over?

thanks
Frank

I love it and bought one ! It was a really difficult task to get one from the Obama office being up in Canada, but I did it !! Just before it sold out !
I just love the movement it gives off, very powerful. I find this piece more artistic than the others.