CompassRose
08-30-2004, 11:57 AM
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No matter how you feel about Bush OR Kerry, it's most vitally important to exercise the right to vote. The American Institute of Graphic Arts has its Get Out the Vote 2004 series of posters up, here:
http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/getoutthevote
There are four pages of gorgeous posters, designed by professional members of the Association. By clicking on one, you get a full 11x17 PDF which you can print and distribute as you like.
About the "Get out the vote" campaign
About the "Get out the vote" campaign
One of the most basic, but perhaps least appreciated, tenets of our American democracy is the right to vote. Throughout history, Americans have fought to protect that privilege. And those denied the right have fought to attain it. Yet in our presidential elections, barely half of those Americans who are eligible to vote actually make it to the polls. What are the reasons for voter apathy and lack of civic responsibility? And can design be used to help solve the problem?
The purpose of this campaign is to encourage voter turnout. There is no single message, although the intent is a call to action, motivating people to register and to turn out to vote. The visuals and the text of the message must be nonpartisan—AIGA is supporting the basic democratic premise of citizen participation, not a partisan position on candidates or issues.
No matter how you feel about Bush OR Kerry, it's most vitally important to exercise the right to vote. The American Institute of Graphic Arts has its Get Out the Vote 2004 series of posters up, here:
http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/getoutthevote
There are four pages of gorgeous posters, designed by professional members of the Association. By clicking on one, you get a full 11x17 PDF which you can print and distribute as you like.
About the "Get out the vote" campaign
About the "Get out the vote" campaign
One of the most basic, but perhaps least appreciated, tenets of our American democracy is the right to vote. Throughout history, Americans have fought to protect that privilege. And those denied the right have fought to attain it. Yet in our presidential elections, barely half of those Americans who are eligible to vote actually make it to the polls. What are the reasons for voter apathy and lack of civic responsibility? And can design be used to help solve the problem?
The purpose of this campaign is to encourage voter turnout. There is no single message, although the intent is a call to action, motivating people to register and to turn out to vote. The visuals and the text of the message must be nonpartisan—AIGA is supporting the basic democratic premise of citizen participation, not a partisan position on candidates or issues.