New flag, designed for the Iraqi’s, that we introduced two days ago: New flag, re-designed for the Iraqi’s, that we introduced yesterday after the Iraqi’s flipped out over the first flag:
Continue ReadingAs President Bush’s desire to suppress pictures of American caskets continues to reverberate, I’ve been looking for images that provide commentary. Most everything I found was pretty stereotyped. Then I found this one on Rich Manalang’s site (originally produced by American Leftist).
Continue ReadingA dominant theme in the press lately has been the shifting ethnic and tribal alliances in Iraq, and how this reality makes it impossible to define what we’re doing, let alone tell if we’re “winning or losing.” The administration always like to break things down according to who is...
Continue ReadingIn honor of the brave and holy corporations that won those wondrous no-bid contracts in Iraq. May they seek the mother of all ROI in the coming battle of Fallouja! ( Micah Wright’s retro posters all like liberal eye candy. That’s why I’m happy to provide directions to his...
Continue ReadingMy friend Susan brought this to my attention. She writes: Evidently, the Bush/Cheney Web site offered a nifty tool earlier this year–it gave you the chance to generate your own full-size campaign poster, and personalize the slogan for your group, say, the “WheatonCollegeRepublicans.” Or at least that’s what they...
Continue ReadingAirbag also does a nice riff (does that adjective apply to graphics?) on the new Iraqi Olympic Team logo that Paul Bremer is “helping” to design. Below is his “Cheney Mix” adaption. He did
Continue ReadingAirbag has some nice graphic design suggestions regarding national security as well as Iraq’s public face. Greg Storey, who produces the site, took it upon himself to do a redesign of the President Daily Briefing. Besides improving readability, he conjectures that it might help the President better identify truly...
Continue ReadingNot to make light of tragic subject matter, but the Washington Post has created a nicely-designed interactive tool, called Faces of the Fallen, to keep track of soldiers who have died in Iraq. The utility presents a field of silhouettes that can be called up by month. Each icon...
Continue ReadingIn honor of Earth Day (which is tomorrow), I also offer this poster that Banksy did for Greenpeace. (click to enlarge)
Continue ReadingLast week, English artist Robert Banks (better known as Banksy) was in the news again. According to an incredibly funny article in the Guardian, Banks smuggled his newest creation–a dead rat in a glass-fronted box–into the British Natural History Museum. Apparently, the “work” was actually exhibited for several hours...
Continue ReadingWhat makes The Smoking Gun so effective is the way they turn court documents into visual icons. Although the liberal radio project, Air America, is pretty rough around the edges, I started listening to it in the car as an alternative to NPR and Pacifica. When I wasn’t able...
Continue ReadingFor some reason, I’ve always been crazy about the politically creative use of charts, maps and graphs–especially if there is some form of parody involved. Because cartoonists, artists and illustrators employ this form sporadically rather than primarily, I hold the highest regard for the weblog UggaBugga. Having been around...
Continue ReadingBesides their excellent coverage of the Election 2000 media war, our friends at BushOut.tv also do a diligent job tracking the evolution of interactive campaign media. On their site today, they have two recent examples. One is an internet ad created by the Democratic National Committee. The ad, titled...
Continue ReadingAlthough this story has been circulating for awhile, I think it’s one of the most telling examples of media manipulation in recent years. At the same time, it is incredibly revealing of the Bush Administration’s heavy-handed role in Iraq. This first image is one that was distributed world-wide showing...
Continue ReadingIn response to the decision by CBS not to show “The Reagans” on network television, the Center for the Study of Political Graphics (CSPG) has produced a virtual exhibition of more than 45 posters, produced over two decades, lampooning our former acting President.
Continue ReadingCan cyberspace be an effective medium to not just analyze, but emulate urban life? Disembodied Voices by Jody Zellen creates the experience of multiple, simultaneous cell phone conversations in different voices and languages. Her other web projects, also using animated graphics to delve into aspects of the urban experience,...
Continue ReadingBeginning this week, BAGnewsNotes is expanding its focus beyond our regular “homegrown” BAGnews cartoons, images and commentary. In surveying the blogosphere, we haven’t really found sites that specifically track and feature visual political communication. There are sites that offer or track political cartoons. Countless other blogs use drawings, maps,...
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