A couple weeks ago, I gathered my coworkers in the big conference room for a design critique. Instead of reviewing one of our own projects, however, I put up the websites for each of the current candidates for president. The … Keep reading
Tag Archives: campaign
Yes We Did!
Wealth Groupies
Like “Joe the Plumber” — who is not a licensed plumber, whose first name isn’t Joe, whose boss’s business makes $100K, not $250K and isn’t for sale, and who couldn’t afford it if it were for sale based on his … Keep reading
Not the Way We Should be Doing It
“I’m also troubled by, not what Senator McCain says, but what members of the party say. And it is permitted to be said such things as, ‘Well, you know that Mr. Obama is a Muslim.’ Well, the correct answer is, … Keep reading
How is the Chicken Cooked?
To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. “Can I interest you in the chicken?” she asks. “Or … Keep reading
Reason I Love Portland #375
This was the image used on the cover of the most recent issue of the Willamette Week. The original image was done by Barry Stock, and is a suprisingly good parody of the Shepard Fairey “Hope” poster. The fact that … Keep reading
Embarrassingly Superior
“Not only do I want an elite president. I want someone who is embarrassingly superior to me. Somebody who speaks 16 languages and sleeps two hours a night hanging upside down in a chamber they themselves designed.” – Jon Stewart
Don't Mock The Constitution
“Don’t mock the Constitution. Don’t make fun of it. Don’t suggest that it’s not American to abide by what the founding fathers set up. It’s worked pretty well for over 200 years.” – Barack Obama, responding to Sarah Palin
75,000 People
Sen. Barack Obama was greeted by the largest crowd of his 15-month campaign in Portland Sunday, an estimated 75,000 people, according to Portland Police. – from the Oregonian Wow. So, Obama has a few supporters in town. I heard people … Keep reading
Jeff Bissonnette's campaign used my artwork without permission
Recently, a friend let me know that she had noticed the rusted version of the Enron logo that I did for the New York Times on a campaign flyer. Sure enough, after I dug through our mail, I found a … Keep reading
That's Just the Way it Goes
“I do know I’m ready for the job. And, if not, that’s just the way it goes.” – George W. Bush, 8/21/2000
One Frame out of 900
“One frame out of 900 hardly in my opinion makes it a conspiracy,” – George W. Bush, in response to allegations of a subliminal message in his campaign commercials