Since I started with a sticker from Trump on Thursday, it's only appropriate that I do a Clinton sticker before this election is decided tomorrow. While you don't have her name on it, you know just by one look who it's for. Granted it's the same H that you would see on the signs in yards which have her name on them, but it's an interesting way to show the difference in how the two candidates are appealing to supporters. The sticker from Thursday and his own official campaign logo were clearly ones designed to be more of the traditional campaign, looking to fit the expected standard. Obviously nothing wrong with going with tactics that have worked in the past, it shows that they have a pretty clear understanding of their audience. Clinton's sticker on the other hand is much more of an modern take on the idea of campaigning. Using just the first initial of her name and an arrow signifying an idea of moving forward, her campaign logo is more of a brand symbol than a political statement. A simplistic design along the idea of Facebook's or even Apple's logo, and can be seen in that same capacity on her website. Which seems to work for her with appealing to a younger demographic. Now that's not to say that both sides don't have large range of supporters, but it is clear that they are using two very different tactics to get their name out there.
I also find this sticker interesting just for the fact that it's not the typical bumper sticker I usually see. This clearly was one of those stickers that survey people hand out after accosting you on the street or ones you'd be given for standing at an event. Since her logo is again more of a brand than full out campaign logo, it's definitely easy to see people proudly sporting this on their chest while they were out and about. I can also see this being used to decorate computers or even bikes, giving people the ability to show their support without being too in your face about it. But since this sticker wasn't designed to withstand the elements, it's started to fall apart up there on the stop sign. So while I always find this a fun aspect of a sticker's life, it's not exactly the best way to keep the awareness up for a political campaign. While I don't want to distract too much from the general theme of the month, I do find it worth noting the placement of these particular stickers. Since they were placed on a stop sign, there is that chance that the person who put them up there are looking to say that they want to stop her from being elected. Although I am slightly more inclined to think that this person was using the arrow in the H to point to the rebel inc sticker right in the middle. Especially since they turned the second one upside down so that the arrow would be facing to the left. The band rebel inc. is a borderline heavy metal group, I would say, from the Detroit, MI area originally and now located in the MD area. Although the bio does compare them more to Rage Against the Machine, which I can easily see with the song they had posted on their home page. Either way I would be interested in whether the person who place these stickers knew that they were a band and just wanted to accentuate the group or if they were saying that Hillary is part of a rebel group.
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Maggie Ondrey
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