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Art, Design, Obama

By Margaret Lyons in Arts & Entertainment on Feb 4, 2008 7:50PM

Getting ready for tomorrow's big election action, we can't help but notice how much Obama-inspired art, design and crafting we've been seeing.

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Xtrapop's no-counters text design is perfectly trendy.

And there's so much more where that came from...

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The flyer on the left was spotted in NY, and the similar-concept poster is apparently making the rounds in Seattle. That apostrophe is making the rounds in our nightmares, though.


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Fear not, lovers of vintage styles. There's something for everyone. Even those among us who like posters as typographic as possible.


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There's a modern folk-art take and a wearable, decorative one.


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Obama in Etchasketch, plus a political way to say "be my valentine."


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You could also win over folks with a graffiti-style necklace, or with a deliciousObama Cake. Serifs + icing = heaven.