Shepard Fairey’s iconic blue and red Obama “Hope” poster. Though not an official poster of the Obama campaign, it’s likely to be remembered as one of the coolest and most popular campaign posters ever. Even French President Sarkozy has ripped it off . And now you can too.
Thanks to Paste Magazine, all you have to do is come in out of the cold, hook up your webcam or grab an old photo, go to Obamiconme.pastemagazine.com, and strike a pose/upload and you’re set. You can adjust the amounts of red, white and blue that you like as well as the slogan at the bottom.
According to Josh Jackson, Editor-In-Chief of Paste magazine, “Shepard’s original Hope poster was so iconic, we thought people would have fun making their own version to make their own personal statements about politics, culture or whatever.” I think it just makes me look like I’m confused about J-term. What do you think?
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It seems to me like that kind of treatment for a picture lends itself to boldness. As such, I’m not sure if “confused” is an appropriate use. Confused does seem to fit the chosen pose… and possibly “awkward” fits as well.
The voices in my head tell me that the camera wants my soul. 0_o