campaign logos

[paul718]

I don't know if a thread like this has been created, but I was looking at http://4president.org and noticed that some campaign logos caught my eye, while others were just plain ugly/uninteresting.  For the record, I'm not an artsy type of guy and have no experience in graphic design.

I'll start with the ones I like first...

 
Obama/Biden 2008
I don't like the little O symbol, but I like the font, color,  and placement


Richardson 2008 primaries


Bush/Cheney 2004
Basically took the 2000 logo and italicized it, making it more "aggressive", good for the national security theme , but the flag doesn't make much sense


Kerry 2004 primaries


Gephardt 2004 primaries
I like how the stars go from "dull" to "bright"


Bush 2000 primaries
the use of dark navy blue is interesting


Gore 2000 primaries
I like this one, but would be nicer if the star was symmetrical rather than stylized


Gore/Lieberman 2000
based off of the Gore primary logo


Quayle 2000 primaries


Clinton/Gore 1996
this may be my all-time favorite


Dole/Kemp 1996


Kerrey 1992
interesting


Bush/Quayle 1988
always loved this one


Reagan/Bush 1984
timeless (except for the "'84", of course)


Reagan/Bush 1980
unique and to the point


Hartke 1972 primaries
haha, the balls on this guy


Ashbrook 1972 primaries
for the illiterate


Humphrey 1968 primaries
interesting


Goldwater/Miller 1964


Johnson 1960 primaries
"I'm from Texas...I'm from TEXASSSSSS!!"

[paul718]

Romney 2008 primaries
I like the idea of an eagle, but they could've made it look less like the U.S. Postal Service


Warner for Senate 2008

[pragmatic liberal]

Obama's signage, logo and overall graphic design is lightyears ahead of any other political campaign I've seen.

[paul718]

Obama's signage, logo and overall graphic design is lightyears ahead of any other political campaign I've seen.

Mark Warner's has a very "modern" appeal to it as well. 

[pragmatic liberal]

Obama's signage, logo and overall graphic design is lightyears ahead of any other political campaign I've seen.

Mark Warner's has a very "modern" appeal to it as well. 

Warner's is good, but it's still fairly conventional.

What I meant about Obama's is that it really does seem different from, and a good step up from traditional political logos. And this seems true of the entire Obama design effort.

[Josh/Devilman88]

[paul718]

Perdue's is nice.  Based on Gore 2000 obviously.

Hagan's is unique, but I think it's best to stick to red, white, and blue.  Ex: I think McCain/Palin 2008 would've looked infinitely better if the yellow were substituted with red.  I would imagine they were trying to sell the concept of McCain as "a different kind of Republican". 



Also, they should have left the narrow font that was used in the primaries.

[Josh/Devilman88]

I like this one

[paul718]

The green kind of throws me off.  That's supposed to imply "evironmentalism" right?

[Nixon in '80]

I really liked the use of yellow in McCain's... and in Dean's back in '04, though not as much.

Edwards' '08 logo is perhaps the ugliest on record.

[??????????]

The red and blue get along real well.

[??????????]

Classic and simple.

[Nixon in '80]

The red and blue get along real well.

A bit too "Adam West Batman" for my taste.

[paul718]

And now for the ugly ones or ones that just don't work:


McCain/Palin 2008
Again, I don't like the gold, and I don't like the font.  The "rays" in the background are kind of cool, though.


Brownback 2008 primaries
looks like it was picked up off the scrap-heap


Kerry/Edwards 2004
I read an article comparing Kerry/Edwards to Bush/Cheney '04, saying how Bush/Cheney was perfect for symbolizing strength and security, while Kerry/Edwards was the complete opposite


Dean 2004 primaries
corny


Bradley 2000 primaries
14 stars?  If you're going to use that many stars, at least make sure they amount to 13.


Keyes 1996 primaries
come on


Tsongas 1992 primaries
why green?


Dukakis/Bentsen 1988
looks like it was done on MS Paint


Jackson 1984 primaries
I understand "Rainbow Coalition" and all, but it's still ugly


Askew 1984 primaries
why orange?


Cranston 1984 primaries
why burgundy?


Carter/Mondale 1980
green again


Crane 1980 primaries
possibly the worst ever, but probably sick in 1980


Carter/Mondale 1976


Carter 1976 primaries
Carter liked green


Muskie 1972 primaries

[Nixon in '80]

Brownback 2008 primaries
looks like it was picked up off the scrap-heap

I think this one is quite telling... Sam Brownback was running for President of 1954.

[© tweed]

I actually like the Brownback logo.  it's sort of like a "turn back the clock" day at the ballpark where the teams wear jersey styles from the 1930s.

[Nixon in '80]

I actually like the Brownback logo.  it's sort of like a "turn back the clock" day at the ballpark where the teams wear jersey styles from the 1930s.

Well, that really was his message... so I guess it fits.

[Хahar 🤔]

I actually like the Brownback logo.  it's sort of like a "turn back the clock" day at the ballpark where the teams wear jersey styles from the 1930s.

Well, that really was his message... so I guess it fits.

He wanted a return to the New Deal?

[Nixon in '80]

I actually like the Brownback logo.  it's sort of like a "turn back the clock" day at the ballpark where the teams wear jersey styles from the 1930s.

Well, that really was his message... so I guess it fits.

He wanted a return to the New Deal?

1931, I guess. Yes, he wanted a return to the worst years of the Great Depression. I guess that's why he didn't win.

[Psychic Octopus]

The most creative I have ever seen.

[phk]

I like McCain/Palin, Obama/Biden and Clinton/Gore.

[Hash]

The most creative I have ever seen.

A person with no experience on MS Paint does miles better than that sh**t.

[afleitch]

Great design for Edwards '04. Especially with the stylised 'E'

[Nixon in '80]

Great design for Edwards '04. Especially with the stylised 'E'

I had never seen this one before. I really like it, much better than his '08 logo.

[pbrower2a]

The red and blue get along real well.

That one is awful -- and not because of the candidate. Bordering red and blue clash unless pastels.