Every now and then, there’s a slogan and a design that come together to express something that no speech could ever put together. That’s the case for the design and wording on the bumper sticker Obama is Beautiful.
The bumper sticker starts with inspiration from the 1960s, 1970s slogan: black is beautiful. With the colors of black and brown mixing together in a rippling whirlpool of subtle color, that’s the background.
There’s also a value in the Obama name, however. Right wing pundits attack Barack Obama’s name, as if the name itself, and being of partly Kenyan descent, is something to be ashamed of. It’s not. We need leaders with an understanding of the world, and Barack Obama’s ties to Africa and experience in Indonesia are factors highly in his favor as he campaigns for President in 2008.
Then, of course, there’s the literal interpretation. Barack Obama clearly has a kind of style that no other presidential candidate can hope to approach.
It all comes together without effort in this design: Obama is beautiful.
