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Politics The Best $60 You'll Spend Today

10.15.08posted by
Scott Dadich

The Best $60 You'll Spend Today

Our friend and frequent collaborator, Jonathan Hoefler (who drew our sparkly new SPD logo), over at H&FJ, creators of many of the fine typefaces in use on this very site, just let us know that his "Artists for Obama" limited... MORE
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illustration Power Pens: The Art of Politics

09.05.08posted by
Amid Capeci

Power Pens: The Art of Politics

There is nothing like a history-making presidential campaign to bring out the insight, outrage and humor in publishing's top illustrators and visual journalists. Curated by Edel Rodriguez, The Society of Illustrators is presenting the original work of twenty five top... MORE
Found Objects Report from Denver

09.01.08posted by
Florian Bachleda

Report from Denver

Attending a political party convention for the first time for any political junkie is an exciting and unpredictable experience. SPD being the non-partisan organization that it needs to be, I promised Emily I would stay away from politics, and only... MORE
Politics Optima vs. Gotham: Campaign Typeface Smackdown '08

08.20.08posted by
Amid Capeci

Optima vs. Gotham: Campaign Typeface Smackdown '08

There has been much interweb chatter (some of it here! -- Ed.) of not only Hoefler & Frere-Jones's Gotham as the official font of the Obama campaign, but also of a graphic discipline and consistency throughout this election season that... MORE
Covers Black Power!

08.13.08posted by
Scott Dadich

Black Power!

My Saturday evening typically consists of the following: A late workout, maybe a swing by the Whole Foods, an errand or two, and then a quick jaunt by my corner deli for a hot-off-the-press copy of Sunday's New York Times.... MORE
Politics Consistency Was the Key

07.28.08posted by
Scott Dadich

Consistency Was the Key

A few months ago, I had the pleasure of speaking with The Economist's Democracy In America about the telling differences between Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's campaign logos and their various implementation strategies. Although this was something of a reprise... MORE
Covers Blitt Storm

07.21.08posted by
Michael Grossman

Blitt Storm

When the controversy erupted over The New Yorker's now-infamous cover "The Politics of Fear" last week (showing a fear-monger's vision of a post-inaugural Barack and Michelle Obama in the Oval Office), perhaps your first thoughts were not of the effect... MORE