We Salute a Design Genius
With the inauguration tomorrow I want to stop and reflect on the many designers out there that have shared their talent with us to support Obama. One such artist is named Shepard Fairey. What a captivating design. His HOPE t-shirt has become a symbol of our next President. I have struggled to find this t-shirt online to purchase but they are flying like hot cakes. This t-shirt has gained media attention that they recently inducted his t-shirt into the Smithsonian archival gallery. I am not surprised at all. The colors work almost harmoniously with each other and Obama's picture adds to the impact of his HOPE message. As a designer, I salute Shepard as a design genius. He has combined the right colors in the right places, an idea described in our
Art 468 textbook by author Tufte titled Envisioning Information. Great job Shepard
Fairey. By the way, does anyone know where I can find this t-shirt.
Yeah, Shepard Fairey is amazing, he recently came out in the Colbert Report. You can check it out in my blog. He used filters to create this iconic Obama illustration. You can purchase several Obama shirts in Karmaloop.com or obeyclothing.com...
ReplyDeleteits always intrigues me when i see a fairey design. I always end up finding his logo within the design. its so hidden....its like a wheres waldo book.
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