AIGA Get Out the Vote posters: Non-partisan persuasion
Have you seen the AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) Get Out the Vote posters?
This is a powerful collection of non-partisan persuasion, definitely worth perusing.
There are over 300 posters, many quite extraordinary, to download, print, and post as part of AIGA’s public service initiative, Design for Democracy. You can also view a juried set of 24 Get Out the Vote posters.
I looked through the entire collection (as I happily ignored two robocalls), and I’m casting my vote for these top three candidates:
From Matt and Karen Davis, AIGA Toledo
The large vertical word “veto” sits directly atop the word “vote,” as if to say, don’t veto your right to vote. This is effective wordplay, highlighting two similarly spelled political words, both of which involve the exercise of power.
From Ellen Lupton, AIGA Baltimore
A flashlight illuminates four letters, v-o-t-e, found within four apathetic phrases, “Whatever,” “So What,” “Why Bother,” and “Nevermind.”
From Andrew Smith, AIGA Central Pennsylvania
A strong typographic treatment of a word within a word: s(elect). Even though this “inherent word” concept is becoming overly popular since the Gap (PRODUCT) RED ™ campaign, this poster is still refreshingly effective.
I also want to mention a clean, effective design submitted by Ali Guinn, one of my colleagues at Larsen. Ali’s headline “Where do you draw the line?” appears above a simple graphic of two boxes, followed by the subhead “Vote Nov. 4.” See it here, the fifth thumbnail on the top row.
If clicking through thumbnails is not for you, you could watch this video of 50 selected Get Out the Vote posters, curated by Darrin Alfred of the Denver Art Museum in partnership with the Walker Art Center.
See you at the polls…
