Obama article, and Design for Obama entry: "You had me at Gotham"

I try not to blog about things I find on other blogs, but I love this poster addressing Obama's "brand:"

The text, "You had me at Gotham" is a wonderfully clever line to express not only strong support of Obama, but also of all the designs (specifically font choice) that went into the campaign.

The article is on Stumper, some sort of blog on Newsweek's website,
and the poster can be found (in downloadable, PDF format) at the Design for Obama website.


























via The Soul Creative.

Barack <3s Gotham

GQ's May 2008 issue had a blurb about Barack Obama's campaign font, Gotham, which was created for Gentlemen's Quarterly.  

You can read the whole thing here, but what I thought was most interesting was the signs from Barack rallies.  They don't just have his name.  Hell, he's the only black presidential candidate - we know who he is.  Anyway, I thought it was a great conceptual thought.  All the people at these rallies hold up the provided signs, and media takes pictures and videos.  This brands his face with more than his name, but what he aims to achieve.