Barack Obama – Presidential Speech
Filed Under (2D Design, Art Direction, News) by Shawn on 05-11-2008
Tagged Under : apple, Audacity of Hope, barack, Barack Obama, Change, Change Can Happen, Chicago, Democratic, Hope, nov 4, november 4, obama, Obama website, President, presidential, speech, win, Yes We Can
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What a wonderfully, inspiring speech! Visit www.barackobama.com.
Some people have asked why I would post a political statement?
Well, that’s another story I am not about to get into on my blog. I’ll leave that to the politicians. What I did like was how powerful and inspiring this speech was. It was history in the making and he delivered a message that I would compare to John F. Kennedy and even Martin Luther King. But again, that’s a story I am not about to debate.
Let’s move on to Barack Obama’s website. I have been following Barack’s career since about 2006 before he was even on the scene running for President. He was promoting his book “The Audacity of Hope“. For a long time he has been using the Internet and his blog as a way to reach out to the public without spending a whole lot of money (let’s face it, the web is cheap). He is the first politician I know to fully utilize the web to send his message and took viral marketing to a new level.
Since his presidential campaign, his website has been given a major upgrade. It is beautiful! The colors are vibrant and clean. It gives a hopeful message. The entire site fits well together from his images in the top banner to the icon set on the people page. The mixed blue on blue gradients are subtle, yet attractive and I have always been a fan of white on white with the Apple style of reflective icons.
He also led the way with my.barackobama.com, a tool on his website used to connect people, organize events, and respond to the media creating an experience of inclusion and accessibility.
