Obama Art

All right, this is pretty pompous:

By placing such an emphasis on building a visually appealing brand, Obama is validating the importance of design in communication. This in turn builds support from the design community, who might feel that a design-conscious candidate best represents their personal beliefs

I don’t buy the notion that a voter that happens to be a designer by training and vocation would cast a vote based simply on whether a candidate demonstrated some sense of a design-consciousness.

Now, while I may take issue with the suggestion that anyone would base one’s support for a politician based on the design-consciousness of that candidate, I cannot deny the visual impact of the product that artists supporting Sen. Obama are turning out. Just check out these examples: