Ron Paul Designs creator has new design for 2012 brand with eagle symbolism!

[justinpagewood]

Ehh ehh?

Lol! First person to notice! haha, jk.

 

[sailingaway]

Oh ya, and it needs a Donate button.

and a ticker for money bombs.


Yeah, quality isn't branding, it is just quality.

 

[Romulus]

You are misrepresenting it. I am drawn to the branding on a shirt, I am repulsed by branding on a candidate. Really, really repulsed.

I'm with you. I think its phony. BUT at the same time, I think good design isn't phony. It serves a purpose, not to fluff or 'sell', but to present. To a degree we are selling, and no one, who's new to the idea of liberty, is going to 'buy' into something they can't grasp. I think its different on a national level vs local races. But if the design focus on presenting, and not selling, then I would be for that.

Justin, I like that webpage. This is the radical shift I'm talking about when it comes to campaigning. But on the other side, people support a candidate because they are 'inspired' to. I"m not saying flag it up, but something more positive that appeals on an emotional level. It's very much an emotional thing... this is a time when people don't want 'govt' and I think black and white screams it, via IRS tax forms.

I think the campaign needs to have good design and a consistent brand, but along an anti-campaign, anti-political, atypical concept.

 

[sailingaway]

I'm with you. I think its phony. BUT at the same time, I think good design isn't phony. It serves a purpose, not to fluff or 'sell', but to present. To a degree we are selling, and no one, who's new to the idea of liberty, is going to 'buy' into something they can't grasp. I think its different on a national level vs local races. But if the design focus on presenting, and not selling, then I would be for that.

Justin, I like that webpage. This is the radical shift I'm talking about when it comes to campaigning. But on the other side, people support a candidate because they are 'inspired' to. I"m not saying flag it up, but something more positive that appeals on an emotional level. It's very much an emotional thing... this is a time when people don't want 'govt' and I think black and white screams it, via IRS tax forms.

I think the campaign needs to have good design and a consistent brand, but along an anti-campaign, anti-political, atypical concept.

Maybe just color wash in back, red to blue or something? I mean, I don't know design, but color might do it.

I'll go further.... Ron Paul is the 'President of the Internet' and I think he should have a killer web page.

 

[Romulus]

Maybe just color wash in back, red to blue or something? I mean, I don't know design, but color might do it.

I'll go further.... Ron Paul is the 'President of the Internet' and I think he should have a killer web page.

How about Purple (mixing the blue and red of both sides) or Green (for grassroots)?

I too think he should have a bad ass website, and it should tell campaigns and politics to screw off with design that is completely against the grain and spectrum that is anything to do whatsoever with typical elections as we know it.

 

[Shane Harris]

i dont think its even debatable. design and "branding" or representing or selling or whatever you call it (the recognition factor) is massively more important in 21st century campaigning than it ever has been. obama pushed the envelope in design in the same way that ron paul pushed the envelope in grassroots internet campaigning. for ron to be recognized as legitimate and a real option to the GENERAL voter i think this idea of professional design does wonders and is absolutely crucial. even if this great design becomes a stencil and people paint signs themselves i think it shows an important connection between supporters and between the candidate and his supporters for it to be the same, simple design.

and yes. i agree he needs a killer website. i think the one proposes is great (maybe my opinions are skewed as a design student who is taught to adore minimalism) and it could accommodate the color concerns of others by simply changing the colors to the those of the sign (light blue and white)

 

[sailingaway]

How about Purple (mixing the blue and red of both sides) or Green (for grassroots)?

I too think he should have a bad ass website, and it should tell campaigns and politics to screw off with design that is completely against the grain and spectrum that is anything to do whatsoever with typical elections as we know it.

There is a green party, I wouldn't go with that. Red to blue and purple where it met? I don't know, I can't visualize these things. That is why I buy shirts other people design....

 

[sailingaway]

Look at the background to Rand's campaign site. I liked it. Not that exact picture, but the idea of a picture background. http://www.randpaul2010.com/

but a simple color might work too.... I do like it to be different.

 

[eduardo89]

Look at the background to Rand's campaign site. I liked it. Not that exact picture, but the idea of a picture background. http://www.randpaul2010.com/

but a simple color might work too.... I do like it to be different.

I like those types of backgrounds. Either than or just a plain white or gray background with the rest of the page centered

 

[Shane Harris]

Look at the background to Rand's campaign site. I liked it. Not that exact picture, but the idea of a picture background. http://www.randpaul2010.com/

but a simple color might work too.... I do like it to be different.

eh. its good but ironically a pretty standard cookie cutter campaign site in my opinion. i like justins proposal more. like i said maybe its just my minimalist bias but i like a clean background

 

[eduardo89]

I love the website and designs from the OP, I think a website like that would be amazing for a part of the decentralized campaign. It could be a site where people can buy merchandise, check up on RP's appearances and donate. Doesn't have to be part of the official campaign


Minimalism ftw

 

[ForLibertyFight]

I think the proposed website looks classy and sexy.
It reminds me of the "brand" that Apple has.
Simple, futuristic yet sexy and classy.

 

[eduardo89]

I think it looks pretty good with inverted colors (black background) too

 

[Romulus]

There's something to be said about minimalism.. look at craigslist.

But even minimal design despends on good design. Again, we are courting a general voting populace. That needs to be kept in mind.... way, way in back, but kept in mind none the less.

 

[justinpagewood]

Original poster: I may be wrong, but it looks like you may have used a bitmap in your design. The campaign shouldn't adopt a design that isn't a vector, as they will need a highly scalable logo. You should vectorize it if it isn't already 100% vector.

No worries. I designed everything as 100% vectors. I simply converted them to JPEGs to share them on the internet.

 

[justinpagewood]

I'm with you. I think its phony. BUT at the same time, I think good design isn't phony. It serves a purpose, not to fluff or 'sell', but to present. To a degree we are selling, and no one, who's new to the idea of liberty, is going to 'buy' into something they can't grasp. I think its different on a national level vs local races. But if the design focus on presenting, and not selling, then I would be for that.

Justin, I like that webpage. This is the radical shift I'm talking about when it comes to campaigning. But on the other side, people support a candidate because they are 'inspired' to. I"m not saying flag it up, but something more positive that appeals on an emotional level. It's very much an emotional thing... this is a time when people don't want 'govt' and I think black and white screams it, via IRS tax forms.

I think the campaign needs to have good design and a consistent brand, but along an anti-campaign, anti-political, atypical concept.

Ya, totally. That's why, as much as many of us don't want to link branding, especially for Ron Paul of people, the rest of America is going to be very much emotionally involved in how our President presents himself, which is why Obama does such a good job, even though he is completely philosophically inconsistent. Especially when it comes to war.

 

[sailingaway]

I think it looks pretty good with inverted colors (black background) too

That looks very cool, but very bird of prey-ish. Not sure if that is the connotation you want. Now if it were for a shadow campaign, fine. Although..... I really like it -- for a pin or bumper sticker. I like the black/gray the other way better for a shirt..

 

[sailingaway]

I think it looks pretty good with inverted colors (black background) too

I'm sorry, did you mean the WEBSITE? that might be cool....

 

[justinpagewood]

There's something to be said about minimalism.. look at craigslist.

But even minimal design despends on good design. Again, we are courting a general voting populace. That needs to be kept in mind.... way, way in back, but kept in mind none the less.

Ya, I was definitely thinking of craigslist when doing this. Either way, if the campaign wants to be philosophically consistent in either direction, it should either:

A) Have an anti-branding, 100% grassroots campaign - and really do something revolutionary with a presidential campaign.

B) Actually care about it's presentation, and do something outstanding that the whole country will respect.



A middle ground (which was 2008's approach) is really just a waste of a presidential campaign.


http://ronpauldesigns.blogspot.com/2011/04/ron-paul-should-not-brand.html

 

[eduardo89]

That looks very cool, but very bird of prey-ish. Not sure if that is the connotation you want. Now if it were for a shadow campaign, fine. Although..... I really like it -- for a pin or bumper sticker. I like the black/gray the other way better for a shirt..

Bird of prey isn't bad, and the great thing about a decentralized campaign is we can have some aggressive logos and others that are softer and cater to different audiences.

I like the dark background for stickers or pins like you said. And even a black tshirt with grey (or white) bird would look good.

I'm sorry, did you mean the WEBSITE? that might be cool....

I meant it for that picture.

A dark website might work, but it's really hard to design one with a darker theme. I personally love the white minimalistic design the OP has. And I desperately want some of those t-shirts, signs and stickers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!