Why Obama's Logo is Dangerous

The Looking Spoon ^ | 6-16-2010 | Jared H. McAndersen

[The Looking Spoon]

As a graphic designer this is a subject that has been interesting and frightening to me for a long time now. Check out this fascinating and important video on iconography from Bill Whittle of Pajamas TV its 8 minutes long, but its so good it feels like 30 seconds.

(This video is embedded at the original post which can be seen here or view it at YouTube here)

This inspired several pieces I've done (and can be found on my art page) since viewing it...(there is a "slide show" of specific examples at the original post)

Obama puts that logo on EV-ER-Y-THING......I'm not that old but I'm pretty sure we haven't seen narcissism like this out of a political leader in this country, like, ever.

I can hear the libs now...saying all I want to do is tear down the president rather than try to build up the country with him. Thats precisely what the problem has been with his campaign to be president all the way up until today. The Obama presidency has not been about a legacy for America. The Obama presidency has been by, for, and about Barack Obama.

This idea can't be better demonstrated than at 2:35 into the video when Whittle shows an Obama campaign poster where Obama's logo actually comes front, center, and superseding all the other American icons, which are faded to background status.

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[Chickensoup]

saw NObama stickers on a truck today