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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy everybody's talking about Hillary Clinton's new logo
It's a sans-serif blue "H" overlaid with a red arrow pointing to the right.
For such a simple logo, it sure has a lot of people buzzing.
Why is the arrow red and pointing to the right? Is she becoming a Republican?
Maybe it's too simple. And doesn't it look a lot like the FedEx logo? Or a hospital sign?
Whatever it's supposed to connote, the reaction on social media has been loud and biting. There is even a Twitter account devoted to the logo.
"I don't understand the emotional violence in response to the logo," legendary graphic designer Milton Glaser told CNNMoney. "It's all a little naive, if you ask me."
Glaser, creator of the "I ? NY" logo and co-founder of New York magazine, said he likes the logo. He conceded that it was "a little bit generic," but not too much so. In fact, he said it was "effectively simplified." It gets Clinton's message across and it's memorable -- two crucial check boxes to tick off for any marketing campaign.
"It's an effective piece of graphic design, because it encompasses the idea of her name and the idea of movement," Glaser said. "That's the stated objective of the logo, and it embraces what the campaign wants to say."
Clinton's logo is particularly well done compared to other candidates for office, Glaser said.
http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/13/technology/hillary-clinton-logo/
Well there you have it.
riversedge
(70,359 posts)to that to the survivors of 9/11.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)Nay
(12,051 posts)how propaganda works. It's too bad the Dems can't manage to understand that.
riversedge
(70,359 posts)Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)Nay
(12,051 posts)concentrate on a mote in someone's eye when we've got a beam in our own.
William769
(55,148 posts)that went bonkers over that logo. Or see Skinner's thread on the logo. Some of the comments would be funny if they weren't so sad.
Nay
(12,051 posts)Zorra
(27,670 posts)ˈsimbəˌlizəm/
noun
noun: symbolism
the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
William769
(55,148 posts)Oy vey!
Zorra
(27,670 posts)William769
(55,148 posts)You should know what that means.
Your dislike for Hillary goes way back so I can understand why you are poo pooing right now.
I hate that logo because it is a bright red arrow pointing to the right, and it is a stupid symbol for a Democratic campaign.
When candidates/politicians/public officials do smart, positive things, I will give credit where credit is due.
This Beautiful Speech by Secretary of State Clinton
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1137105
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)justiceischeap
(14,040 posts)That her big red arrow will be pointing to her messages on social media. I would almost place money on the importance of that tidbit that that is why the arrow is pointing right and bright red. Oh, that and our "colors" are red white and blue.
CTyankee
(63,914 posts)It will all die down in a bit...
Pooka Fey
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riversedge
(70,359 posts)Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)Nice and simple and bright.
William769
(55,148 posts)LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)It's red-meat for the half-wit and the sub-literate who will pretend and pontificate on its "real" meaning.
"The arrow is red-- just like the communists/republicans!!!" (depending on which side of the aisle the dullard is responding from)