A Rare Negative Printed Design Issued by a National Campaign
About a week ago, the Chris Christie campaign issued a negative bumper sticker—directed at Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, who is running for her party's presidential nomination. Christie is...
View ArticleSome Poster Designs for Bernie Sanders
When Barack Obama ran for U.S. president in both 2008 and 2012—beginning in his primary campaigns for that first nomination by the Democratic Party—artists (both professional and amateur) produced...
View ArticleArtists Still Creating for Bernie Sanders
As the California Democratic presidential primary looms this Tuesday, the campaign for Bernie Sanders continues with many of his supporters attacking Wall Street and big-bank influence on politicians,...
View ArticlePosters for Bernie Sanders by Greg Auerbach
Many artists produced posters with artwork for the Bernie Sanders campaign for the 2016 Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Greg Auerbach—based in Los Angeles—created two that were available...
View ArticleShepard Fairey's Anti-Trump Posters
Shepard Fairey, the artist who created the iconic "Hope" poster for Democratic Party presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008, has produced some striking anti-Trump posters. One, titled "Demagogue,"...
View ArticleNew British Conservative Party Slogan Reminiscent of Those of Barack Obama...
The British Conservative Party, led by Theresa May, has just released its new slogan, "Forward Together." The parliamentary elections are set for June 8, with May's party heavily favored to win. The...
View ArticleKal's Great Political Cartoons in The Economist
From his first cartoon for The Economist in 1978, Kevin Kallaugher (or "Kal" as he prefers) has drawn beautifully rendered, insightful, and biting works. Since then, he has published almost 4,000 more...
View ArticleBritish Man/Woman Posters
British election propaganda campaigns—on billboards and posters—have increasingly emphasized party leaders, rather than issues. Some have said that this is a manifestation of British political...
View ArticleThe Poster that Changed Polish History
Shared from the Facebook page of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics (February 9, 2018): In 1989, Tomasz Sarnecki was a 23 year-old art student in Warsaw, Poland, working on a class project...
View ArticleSome Thoughts on Today's Democratic Candidate Logos
Candidate logos are important vehicles to communicate images and overall messages. This was evident in the 2008 logo for Barack Obama, with its innovative, emotional design and message: The Blue "O"...
View ArticlePolitical Attack Billboards
Billboards have been used to advertise products and services for more than one and a half centuries. P. T. Barnum promoted his American Museum in the 1840s and 1850s with billboards. By the turn of the...
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