New Obama campaign video: what it may say about his reelection strategy

[falling_cookie]

The Tom Hanks-narrated video, as judged from the just-released trailer, sheds light on the Obama campaign's likely themes. Among them, that voters should take the long view.

By Peter Grier

President Obama’s reelection campaign released a two-minute trailer Thursday for “The Road We’ve Traveled,” an upcoming short film about the Obama presidency. If

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[jettakd]

This is apropos of nothing really, but as a designer, I just love everything about the Obama campaign XD Really lives up to the "all (good) designers are liberal" trope.

[bnmc2005]

Speaking of graphic design... I submitted a post for this but I'm gonna drop it here too...

http://rickylinn.com/2012-U-S-Federal-Budget-Reports

[jettakd]

*girly squeal*

OMG.IT'S LIKE THE WPA AND MALIKA FAVRE HAD A BABY. A BEAUTIFUL PERFECT BABY.

*flappy hands*

Thanks for linking this to me :D

[girly123]

YES. I love seeing how much our profession stirs public knowledge and action.

[jettakd]

It makes me so happy ;-; To know that unless something goes horribly awry I generally won't be working with conservatives.

[eyetosky]

Yeeeessss! a few comments above I just geeked the hell out on that. The thing about good design is, though, that it registers on a very subliminal level. Even someone that thinks "campaign design" is removing opponent's ads off your neighbor's lawn, having something modern and balanced speaks of stability and professionalism.

Also, I love that they have his birth certificate on a coffee mug. You snarky bastards.