links for 2009-11-04

• Designing Obama
  "Like every other graphic designer I know, I watched the live images of campaign rallies from Toledo to Topeka to Tallahassee with a growing feeling of awe. Obama’s oratorical skills were one thing. But the awe-inspiring part was the way all of the signs were faithfully, and beautifully, set in Hoefler and Frere-Jones’s typeface Gotham."
  (tags: obama design politics usa)

links for 2009-11-03

• In Through the Out Door: An Interview with Alex Massie
  "The British blogosphere, for instance, still lags behind its American equivalent in terms of its impact upon national discourse. But it’s catching up. Next year’s election will be, to trot out a familiar phrase, “the first internet election”. At Westminster at least, there are a number of bloggers considered vital, daily reads within the parliamentary and media villages."
  (tags: alexmassive usa britain politics journalism)