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Hello, from π ππππ, a visual politics newsletter written and curated by me, Hunter Schwarz.
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Politics today is visual.
Digital campaign ads are A/B tested to catch your eye, memes drive political narratives, and entire movements have launched on the power of cell phone footage. Itβs time to take a deeper look at the images that shape our politics, and the stories behind them.
I first covered political design as a reporter at the Washington Post and later photographed political street art for CNN Cover/Lineβs daily Street Art Sightings. I launched π ππππ in 2019 to report on visual politics full time and Iβve covered stories like President Joe Bidenβs font and logo evolution, Elizabeth Warrenβs shade of βLiberty Green,β how Bernie Sanders ushered in a new era of democratic socialist design, and Donald Trump finally fixing the mismatched letters in his MAGA hat. Iβve spotted trends like the rise and fall of single-letter logos, the explosion of nontraditional color palettes, and the proliferation of the AOC slant. Iβve photographed political art in Washington, D.C., the U.S.-Mexico border, and 16 states and counting; interviewed artists like Shepard Fairey and Sabo; reported the heck out of the branding of the U.S. Space Force; and I find all the fonts.
π ππππ is politics for your eyes and read by some of the top creatives in government, campaigns, advocacy, media, and design. Itβs meant for anyone who geeks out over politics, fonts, image, or art. I hope youβll subscribe!
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