Over on Design Observer KT Meaney has written an article entitled: Greening the Grocery Store.  Her post recounts a design class focused on making recycling easier for consumers by effectively using design to educate consumers. Before you say doesn’t the little arrow thingy do that already? let me ask you does you recycling program accept #5s? Read on for a good example of design enabling education, and try to think of a better solution of our recycling symbols.

An integral part of any political election is the campaign logo. They provide instant name recognition for any candidate, as well as publicly state your support for a candidate (sometimes for years after said candidate has lost). The most sophisticated candidates know that type can be used to evoke certain characteristics they would like to be seen embodying. Throw in some stars and stripes and you have a election logo, as well as a clear statement that will (hopefully) be tied to the candidate’s name for years to come. Logoblink.com has an archive of these election logos from 1960 up to 2008. You can trace the development and increasing (or decreasing) sophistication throughout the years.