Damn these are cool…
Brain child of illustrator Shepard Fairey and intended to raise awareness about Obama and also raise some scratch. They are officially a hit. In less that 5 days they are complelty sold out and have no intention of printing any more… but you can print your own if you want. See the interview on Creativity Online about why he made the posters… But here is what has me really excited.When was the last time you saw BEAUTIFUL INNOVATIVE ART used in a political campaign? Huh? When.. ever? This is a gorgeous. This in not draping the candidate jingoistic flag waving baby kissing crap. THIS is cool. Not only that… but the message of progress and hope… is strong and thoughtful. Consistent with his message of change (although one could ask for a bit more detail but that is what debates are for right?) Politics aside… this guy has some smarts. All us X’ers want social currency and guess what?! He just gave us some. Damn, this makes me so happy.
