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08.31.2008—12pm    Post #315
The Obama Poster Front Pages: delivering a punch

TAKEAWAY: More than 80000 stood in line for hours to get into the stadium where Obama accepted the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination; many millions watched it on TV. The next morning, newspapers had to be creative in their presentation. We show you some that did.

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The poster front page is not limited to tabloid formats, as seen in how The Plain Dealer, of Cleaveland, Ohio, displayed coverage of the Obama acceptance speech. Simple, elegant, to the point, and aesthetically a 10.

The other front pages we chose to show you use photos to maximize effect of the event, with second day headlines that don’t repeat what people knew already. Obama followers may decide to keep these front pages as souvenirs. But even those who simply looked at them over their first cup of coffee and went on about their day had to stop and look.

That is the power of poster front pages, especially when editors and designers seize the moment, blend words and images and decide that sometimes less is best.

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In Belleair Beach, Florida, with my children and grandchildren, as we celebrate Labor Day Weekend thru Monday. We also celebrate the 6th birthday of my granddaughter, Sophia.

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