Graphic Designers on the Obama Brand

An interview with Michael Bierut on the comprehensive brandedness of the campaign and a Steven Heller interview with SAIC alum and Obama logo designer Sol Sender. Many more Heller posts on design and the election.

Analogy to FDR

In Desperate Times, the Rise to Take the Reins and Take on Fear Itself.

50 things about Obama

Hey Lynn you thought your article was bad, check this one out.

From Slate

The Off-White House: How Much Can an Incoming President Change Decor at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.?

(David, this is another article that sucks.)

"The White House" on CSPAN tonight

From 8pm-11pm tonight on CSPAN (my channel 301)
"The White House: Inside America's Most Famous Home".
Be a designer dork and spend your Friday evening watching CSPAN.

Check out http://whitehouse.c-span.org/ for a bunch of info on the whitehouse: room by room, videos of staff and historians, historic events, etc. (they also sell the DVD for $9.95).

Intellectual Elitism

David, and others, might be interested in this Newsweek article from September that discusses Palin and elitism: "When it comes to politics, there is a mad love of mediocrity in this country."

non-pertinent

K, just figured out where to post new... posts. Thanks for the link lynn. It sucked. :)

Granted, this is what we adamantly decided we are NOT doing...

But who knows? This article may trigger some thinking:

What Will Change Look Like in White House Decor?

Brucone, I take my choice of moniker from you, accompanied by the fingers flipping out from under the chin gesture. Just kidding, but it is (at least) an Italian (specifically Sicilian) gesture. Happy Holidays, everyone.

Ming, thanks much for setting this up! In case anyone was wondering, my blog name here is pronounced bruce-ohnay, (accompanied by an italian hand gesture) (a friendly hand gesture).

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