Tag Archive for 'Presidential Election'

Patrick Moberg Illustration

Good morning everyone!

Spoon here.

I found this wonderful drawing yesterday via Ffffound! (click to enlarge)


It is by a very talented artist who goes by the name of Patrick Moberg.

A quick glance at his site and I also found this clever little animation:

Here’s to life,

Spoon

The Color-Your-Own Electoral College Map

Tomorrow will probably be a significant day to American history. That’s right, the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election will be held.
Due to the US voting system it’s important who is considered most eligible by each and every state. The winning candidate in each state gets a certain amount of votes in an electoral college, and who has the most votes there may call himself the next President of the United States.

Now, Election Day is always quiet exciting since results come dropping in state after state, not just all at once. For example, New York wakes up earlier than California so the NY results will probably get in earlier then the ones from CA.

It may become a little messy keeping track of the results. You can go for a slid of paper with all the states and jot down the results as they come in, or you can download the Create-Your-Own Electoral College Map and put it up your wall.

Just color in every state with a blue or red crayon after you’ve received the result, and at the end of the day you’ll have a map that is awesome-ish and even cooler then the one they show you on NBC. The map is available in a ridiculously high resolution through flickr.

Have a great Election Day and the best of luck when voting.

-jdh

foldUScandidate

What would be more awesome then presidential candidates? Right! Foldable presidential candidates!
And that’s where foldUScandidate comes in. The website hosts pdf files containing templates of respectively: the candidates (Obama and McCain), their wives and the running mates (Biden and Palin). For the Clinton fans they also have a file for Hillary, yay!

So the idea is that you download a file, cut it out, put some glue on the destined lines and fold your candidate! After you’ve crafted a few you can do fun things with it. For example hold your own debates, use them in your puppet theatre, or you can let them… dance!

How awesome. There’s also a flickr photostream where users from around the world can share their presidential-puppet-creations.

-jdh

Vote Ecologically

With the US Presidential Elections in just a few weeks and the battle for votes about to begin there is possibly no better time to address the environment as a serious point on the political agenda.

But with the United States of America being in a Wall Street nightmare the focus tends to shift from the environment to stock, banks and the global economy.

Well, luckily enough for the green-minded garment company Under The Canopy designed an awe-some t-shirt telling you what to vote on November 4th.

That’s right, Vote Ecologically. No matter what party you vote, vote for the outdoors. It’s propaganda for the green, and available for $28 or $34 from Under The Canopy. And did I mention it’s been made of organic cotton and 2% of the money goes to the Rainforest Foundation?

via:treehugger

-jdh

New Obama Music Video!

Happy Friday!

Dave Stewart just released a new video (for a song he co-wrote with Bono) in support of Barack Obama!

“When I set out to make a video for the new version of this song, I wanted to honor all of those millions of people, especially young people, who are, for the first time, feeling empowered to voice their beliefs. I wanted to capture how Obama’s message of change has echoed across the broad fabric of what is America. To do that, we’ve cast the film with an eclectic array of personalities, including Forest Whitaker, Jason Alexander, Whoopi Goldberg, Cyndi Lauper, Barry Manilow, Joan Baez, Macy Gray and Joss Stone. They appear alongside veterans, teachers and everyday citizens— all of whom have been touched by this simple idea of change.”

Could Obama be any more hip?

Here is a link to the website for more information about the song: “American Prayer”.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Niki

Yes We Can!!!


(photo via democracyinaction)

Barack Obama has cinched the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.

Saw these words on the cover of the Times as I took the doggie for his morning walk.
Man, I almost danced to work.

Whatever may come, right now a young, vibrant, educated, with it, sexy, black man is our party’s nominee.

Life is so sweet.
Nothing in the world can take this feeling away from me.
I am so thankful for this morning.

Go Democracy!
Go America!
G’Obama!

Have a fantastic Wednesday.

-Jackson

(Ooooohh, just saw this:)