The art of the political poster

In the year in which the election was supposed to be decided by the internet, it is telling that the most important aspects so far have been a TV microphone, and the TV debates. However it has also been a great year for posters, particularly with the added terror that the millions you spent can be instantly made worthless when someone notices you look a bit photoshopped. Here is some great new work from Team Saatchi (which is confusingly neither Saatchi and Saatchi nor M&C Saatchi). Watch the accompanying films here.

Political Mashup

If there is one thing which is already clear about a 2010 election campaign, it is that the public will be more involved than ever before. On the one hand this may mean campaigning and engaging in sensible debate, however it is just as likely to mean mashup culture and remixing.

There was the Cassette Boy remix of Nick Griffin for example, making him sound only marginally less ridiculous than in real life, the Soundbox of political speeches, and most recently the My David Cameron site. All are lessons to politicians that there is a community of people who need to be engaged in different ways. They are also a lesson that the most sensible debate can be remixed, and out of context becomes hilarious.