Politics

Andrew Sloat|Video

Article 2 (for BHO)

Article 2 (for BHO) is a video short in honor of the historic swearing-in of our forty-fourth President, with the words Justice Roberts got mixed up on the big day. 2009

Andrew Sloat|Video

More Perfect Union

More Perfect Union spells out the preamble to the United States Constitution with forty friends in a high school gym in New York City. 2007.

Andrew Sloat|Video

22nd Amendment

22nd Amendment, was made in the twilight of Bush's second term, a reminder that sometimes the Constitution is our best friend. 2007

Mark Lamster|Essays

Nazdorovye!

Barack Obama is in Moscow hitting the reset button on Russian-American relations.

Mark Lamster|Essays

No More Neon on the Novy Arbat

In legislation somewhat reminiscent of Mike Bloomberg's restaurant smoking ban, Vladimir Putin isshutting down all casinos in Russia, effective tonight.

Mark Lamster|Essays

A Letter to the President

A letter to Barack Obama the day after his inauguration.

Jonathan Barnbrook|Miscellaneous

New Year's Greeting

Typography by Barnbrook Design, 2008Jonathan Barnbrook works as a designer and typographer in London. A monograph on his work, The Barnbrook Bible, was published in 2007.For additional perspective on eight years of the Bush …

William Drenttel|Essays

A Design-Oriented National Endowment for the Arts

An Open Letter to the Obama Administration:The National Endowment for the Arts should embrace design and innovation as a means to fulfill the larger agendas and programs of the Obama Administration. The choice of the NEA Chairman is an …

William Drenttel|Slideshows

The Obama Victory

"Obama Dog Team 2008," photograph by Manuel Guerzoni, Miami, FL  Last night was breathtaking. I kept thinking in sentences that began, "In my lifetime..." "Yes we can." This simple refrain, repeated for emphasis, is the basis …

Teddy Blanks|Slideshows

A Year of Political Banner Ads

Throughout this arduous presidential campaign, the new online political enthusiasm has significantly affected the visual landscape of the internet. Perhaps the strangest symptom of this change is the degree to which political banner ads …

William Drenttel|Essays

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Universal Declaration of Human Rights poster series, Amnesty International, design by Woody Pirtle, 2002Today, December 10th, is the 60th Anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Adopted by the member …

William Drenttel|Projects

Polling Place Photo Project on November 4, 2008

The New York Times, politics page, January 2008A little more than a week before the November 2006 U.S. midterm elections, Design Observer and AIGA launched an online initiative in citizen journalism — voters across the country were asked …