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A Bold New World

It was an early morning for A Squared Group as we headed over to Harpo Studios in Chicago at 5:30AM to put the finishing touches on the Gap Vote for ______________ t-shirts that we had created for almost 500 studio audience members. As some of you know we’ve been working on this project for over half a year.

It started last summer when we photographed real Gap customers holding their Vote for ______________ t-shirts that they had created at designated Gap “customization polling stations”.  These images are now on display in Gap windows throughout the country so go check them out before they’re gone! 

 

Then, as Jamie posted last month, we toured the country setting up more customization polling stations inside Gap stores, challenging as many customers as possible to share with us what they would vote for if their choices were unlimited. The response was overwhelming and the answers surprised and inspired us.

And finally, today, election day, Oprah took the stage at 9AM wearing her Vote for A BOLD NEW WORLD t-shirt and asked audience members to share with her what they had voted for on their shirts.  As the image of 500 people wearing their one-of-a-kind Gap t-shirts filled up our monitor backstage, we knew our amazing, cross-country journey had come to a successful end.  So we’re on to the next one…notifying the finalists of Gap’s babyGap/GapKids Casting Call Contest.  Could it be your child?  Stay tuned!  AND DON’T FORGET TO VOTE! 

 

Oprah!

Oprah in her t-shirt!

 

Brett, Cesar and Kim from Gap make last minute t-shirts

Brett, Cesar and Kim from Gap make last minute t-shirts

 

Brett Watches Backstage

Brett Watches Backstage

 

We're Live!

We're Live!

 
 

The Pelican Project

Things Magazine has compiled a collection of Pelican Books covers, called The Pelican Project.  Interesting to see the progression of covers from the 1930’s to the 1980’s. My favorite decade is the 1960’s, when Germano Facetti headed up design from ‘62 to ‘71. Not sure if this is an on-going project, wherein more covers will be added, but it’s still an impressive collection to check out.

http://www.thingsmagazine.net/projects/pelican.htm