Obama, “Son of the Soil”

November 7th, 2008  |  Published in Photography

I was just browsing for some news before heading to bed, and found some more Obama celebration photos from across the World. Here are some that I found very meaningful personally—specially the first one below:

In the western village of Kogelo, where the president-elect’s late father was born, Obama’s step-grandmother and other relatives poured out of their rural homestead to celebrate a man seen by many Kenyans as a ’son of the soil’.

With hula dancers, ecstatic chanting and some rock ‘n’ roll, a Japanese town named Obama rejoiced as its accidental namesake was elected president of the United States.

At Obama’s former school in Jakarta, Indonesia, children celebrated the election result.

You may check out more photos (and the story behind them) by going to Telegraph’s collection of People Around the World Celebrate Barack Obama’s Election Win”.

Source via Telegraph.

Shepard Fairey / Obey Giant Obama Campaign Posters

November 7th, 2008  |  Published in Design

Shepard Fairey (”Obey Giant“) and the Obama Hope image was featured Wednesday night on CBS News with Katie Couric. Here’s the segment.

Here’s the infamous HOPE image (aka. “Obama is Hope”), along with others that Fairey created before (and after) the historic election day this past Tuesday, November 4, 2008:

President Obama and News Headlines Online

November 5th, 2008  |  Published in Events

With the news of President-elect Barack Obama winning sweeping the World, most of the big news sites out on the net have updated their homepages. Mentioning that, it is still surprising to me (at the time of this posting) that WhiteHouse.gov still has no mention of “Obama” ANYWHERE?!?!

Anyways, here are the ones that I really dug below. You may click on the thumbnails to view a larger version.

Mr. President (ABC News)

Change has come to America (CNN)

Obama Wins - “That is the true genius of America — that America can change” (LA Times)

“All Things are Possible” (MSNBC)

Obama: Racial Barrier Falls as Voters Embrace Call for Change (NY Times)

Nation Finally Shitty Enough to Make Social Progress (The Onion)

Propelled by Internet, Barack Obama Wins Presidency (Wired)

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Hope, Change, and President Obama!

November 4th, 2008  |  Published in Events

Congratulations America!

Printable Political Halloween Masks

October 31st, 2008  |  Published in Entertainment

In celebration of Halloween, You the Designer and UPrinting.com have created 4 political masks just in time for Friday night fun! These fun political mask designs can be easily printed and cut out so you can support or make fun of your favorite political star!

Here’s a preview:

Click on the candidate’s name below to download the PDF version:

Enjoy!

Source via You the Designer.