Wild colors and lots of gradients: How the Biden design team finished the election yello.substack.com/p/wild-colors-… Also in this week’s issue of the newsletter:
• The unceasing visual repetition of the last days of the Trump 2020 campaign
• Is Biden’s hat a MAGA hat clapback?
• How one magazine reacted to Trump taking office vs. Biden beating him yello.substack.com/p/wild-colors-…

President-elect Biden's transition website uses Decimal and Mercury, the typefaces used during his campaign, and it’s designed accessibly, with high-contrast and large font size options for readability You can find the Biden transition website here ➡️ buildbackbetter.com

Kanye West At Sunday Service Salt Lake City talked about the Republican Party of Lincoln freeing the slaves and how he supports Trump: “I ain’t never made a decision only based on my color. That’s a form of slavery, mental slavery.” West, who hasn’t tweeted since New Year’s, also railed against social media: “Do not read comments on the Internet. These people don’t know you like that. Social media is designed to make you think slower. ... They want to slow you down and control you”

How 2020 Democrats could rewrite the rules of political typography yello.substack.com/p/how-2020-dem… Like much of campaign visual rhetoric, typography can seem like an afterthought. But the distinctive fonts used by Dem primary candidates signals there’s a greater emphasis on political typography today. Single-letter logos are out, and wordmarks are in. yello.substack.com/p/how-2020-dem…