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Iceland aims to become an offshore haven for journalists and leakers
“a Switzerland of bits.” Interesting reaction from a country hit so hard by the global financial crisis.
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The Cost of Care
“The United States spends more on medical care per person than any country, yet life expectancy is shorter than in most other developed nations and many developing ones. Lack of health insurance is a factor in life span and contributes to an estimated 45,000 deaths a year.” Be sure and click on the graph.
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Caricature Map of Europe 1914
Norway just looks creepy.
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White House Unbuttons Formal Dress Code
“In the West Wing, Mr. Obama is a bit of a wanderer. When Mr. Bush wanted to see a member of his staff, the aide was summoned to the Oval Office. But Mr. Obama tends to roam the halls; one day last week, he turned up in the office of his press secretary, Robert Gibbs, who was in the unfortunate position of having his feet up on the desk when the boss walked in.” I love these little details, the behind the scenes stuff. Then again, The West Wing is my favorite show to ever air on television.
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"Prop 8 - The Musical"
Not sure how I missed this but it’s hilarious, informative and a bit sad now that Prop 8 has passed.
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Your Weekly Address from the President-Elect
The “fireside chat” of the 21st century. I love it, and I’m really glad to see the innovation from Obama’s campaign carry over into his presidency. Everyone loves a good horse race, but it’s the governing that brings about the change. I hope things like this keep people’s interest, even just a little, in what can be a pretty arduous process.
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2008 Election Maps
Yep, the New York times map was by far the best. I love this collection though!
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How the Map Changed From 2004
Intriguing interactive graphic showing how Obama won.
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The Big Picture: Obama
The next President of the United States.
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Change has come to America
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The mood in Hyde Park—and what it says about Obama.
Really interesting article about Hyde Park and how it might relate to Obama’s perspective and thinking. The area is full of big thinkers, unique perspectives, people challenging others views and the culture to act on those thoughts. it sounds like a fascinating place.
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Voted.
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Google Maps - Vote
Make sure you know where you need to go on November 4th.
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People in the Middle for Obama
Well designed, nicely executed and some great messages about why people in the middle are voting for Obama.
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30 Reasons
“30 graphic designers present 30 reasons to vote for Barack Obama.” I don’t know why it took me so long to come across this. My favorite so far is probably this one from Milton Glaser. I just love that quote.
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Chicago Tribune endorses Barack Obama for president
It’s the first time the newspaper has ever endorsed a Democrat. It’s a damn good endorsement too.
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For America.
Gorgeous poster from Hoefler & Frere-Jones for the Obama campaign.
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Obama in Dayton Ohio
Taken by Chris Glass
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GOOD Sheets
Great series of informative, large, print sized info-graphics depicting things like immigration issues and carbon emissions. Really beautiful stuff.
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CNN returns historic poster maker to spotlight
I’m a little late on this one and bummed I missed it. Would love to get my hands on one of these debate posters. Anyone know where I might be able to buy one? I’ve been a big fan of Hatch Show Print for a few years now and I think it’s phenomenal that their business is booming again.
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The No Votes
Yet another great infographic from the NY Times illustrating who voted against the $700 billion financial bailout plan.
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Aaron Sorkin Conjures a Meeting of Obama and Bartlet
“Break’s over.”
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Inside Obama's Emails
Don’t miss the Jimi Hendrix photo or the “Need experience?” gems. Lots of great little things throughout. The Onion is awesome (and Django powered).
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The 2008 political conventions of the United States
Some absolutely gorgeous photos from the Big Picture.
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The Obama media brand
I nice little slideshow from the Guardian showing different pieces of Obama’s brand strategy.
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Georgia 'under attack' as Russian tanks roll in
“Georgia’s president said Friday that his country is under attack by Russian tanks and warplanes, and he accused Russia of targeting civilians as tensions over the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia appeared to boil over into full-blown conflict.” Wow. I hate that first thing that popped into my head was that Russsia might just be jealous of the spotlight being on China for the Olympics.
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perspctv
“What we think vs. what they say we think — All the chatter on the Internet, all the traditional news media coverage, and all the pollsters — Perspctv brings it all together in a simple and elegant manner — and gives a unique “dashboard” picture of the elections at any one given moment in time, totally un-biased.” A set of infographics combining traditional news media information with what’s being said on Twitter and blogs. A good looking visualization and I love the “perspective” it gives you putting everything on one page, very nice.
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Twitter saga ends in jailed translator going free
And people say Twitter isn’t good for anything.
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Obama on religion and politics
“Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns into universal, rather than religion-specific, values. It requires that their proposals be subject to argument, and amenable to reason.”
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Rumors Barack Obama's campaign shouldn't try to correct.
“Barack Obama has the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE tattooed on his stomach. It’s upside-down, so he can read it while doing sit-ups.”