Andrew Newman sends this in: “The day after Barack Obama was elected, I realized that if I stacked the word CHANGE on three lines, I could extract the word CAN by using a different color. I then added WE within the letter H. The letterforms were adjusted so that the three lines were equal visually.” Another version inside.
Obama’s Inaugural Address run through Wordle. Here is a link to a much larger version. You will find the full text version inside for more detailed reading…
Speaking of stickers – here is an interesting one that was spotted in ultraclay!’s photostream. For those that don’t get it,“Geaux” is a french play on the verb go. Go Obama > Gobama > Geauxbama…
Jerry Breen says: “Here are two very different portraits of President-elect Obama that I recently completed. The first is a new addition to a series of unique calligraphy portraits that I’ve done over the years. My calligraphy portrait of Barack Obama “In His Own Words” is literally that – Obama’s own words, from his eloquent keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, rendered by hand in calligraphy, actually form his portrait!” Jump inside to see the second image…
Next, lets look at the elegant work of Larry Roibal: “I created this piece for the Obama campaign. It’s created entirely of words and issues important to the campaign. If you visit my site, print out the fragment, tile them together and send in a pic, I will feature you on the site. Enjoy!!”
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