Do you like this Obama image?

[undeterred]

[vixengrl]

1. I'll admit to liking it, with an explanation of why--

1st--it's iconic. The simple lines and colors make the image instantly recognizable. The tilt of the head and the set of the mouth suggest looking up to the future in a positive and determined way.

2nd--The color elements are blue & red--and this is meaningful as it suggests unity between red and blue states. It bears the "O" logo, and one simple message:

3rd--Hope. It's a noun, and an imperative. Have hope--hope yourself. Keep hoping. And realize somebody else is hoping alongside you.

4th: It suggests, but doesn't directly remind me of any style of political art that came before--well, you know, the art-posters during the New Deal--but why ever would that persuade....say!


Psych! No drama, the sign is simply about Obama, and uses a little to say a lot.

[begin_within]

2. It reminds me of a postage stamp

I think I'd rather have one of him smiling a little more.

[undeterred]

3. It makes me think of Andy Warhol

And its not that I don't like Warhol...but it just seems totally out of place right now. Just my opinion.

[Patiod]

4. I've had that on my desk since early Spring

Picked up a beautifully printed, vivid version in a bar of all places - on one of those racks of advertising postcards that hip bars have near the restroom.

(OK, I rarely go to hip bars in the city, either, but I just happened to be eating at one)

Grabbed it because it was so compelling, and am really glad I did!

[DS1]

5. Got a nice art deco flavor to it, IMO

[applegrove]

6. I guess they had to do the red and the blue because Obama wants to bring

everyone together. I think it would look better if it were all black (Obama) on a blue background.