Guest Lisa Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Why does the GOP have 3 inverted pentagrams on their logo? I never noticed it until I got an email from my friend about it. People are getting it tattooed on their body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Augustine Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 The actual company who designed the new Republican logo is called Pentagram. Pentagram was one of four design firms asked to “resurrect” the beleaguered Republican Party brand for an exercise in Newsweek’s special end-of-year issue, on newsstands now. Our concept, designed by Michael Bierut, makes use of the “re-” prefix to create a family of words that define the party’s core values and emphasize the power of transformation. http://pentagram.com/en/new/press/index.php?page=13 Pentagram is a design studio that was founded in 1972 by Alan Fletcher, Theo Crosby, Colin Forbes, Kenneth Grange and Mervyn Kurlansky in Needham Road, West London, UK. They now have offices in London, New York, San Francisco, Austin and Berlin. Pentagram does work in graphic design, identity, architecture, interiors and products. They have designed packaging and products for many well known companies, such as Tesco, Boots, 3Com, Swatch, Tiffany & Co, Dell, Netgear, Nike and Timex. They have also developed identities for Citibank, United Airlines, and The Co-operative brand in the UK, winning a silver award from the Design Business Association. In 2007, they updated the visual identity of Saks Fifth Avenue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Widow's Son Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 When pentacles point upward from their source, such as the stars on our flag, this is symbolic of the dominance of spirit over the material world. When pentacles point downward from their source, such as the new Republican logo, this could be symbolic dominance of the material world over spirit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Love a good conspiracy Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 There has been talk about this since it changed in 2000. Maybe they wanted to make it controversial like the New Coke vs. Classic Coke. I say bring back the old stars and there will be no controversy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Matt Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 The exterior of the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah contains numerous inverted pentagrams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Widow's Son Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Satanists use three downward points to symbolize the rejection of the holy Trinity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Augustine Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Graphic design is the purposeful combination of words, pictures and other visual elements to support the communication of an explicit or implicit message. - Michael Bierut, Designer of Republican Logo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ALWAYSRED Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 I personally think this is all hogwash. But, Michael Bierut, is a known Liberal. Michael Bierut designed a poster for the Democrats’ Artists for Obama initiative that’s unlikely to ever be officially sanctioned. The 40 × 26 inch poster features a new name for each of the fifty states, each set in a bright color in the candidate’s now familiar Gotham typeface. http://pentagram.com/en/new/2008/10/barack-obamas-fifty-state-stra-1.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Babar Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 “The two party system only works when you have two strong parties,” says Bierut, a lifelong Democrat. “This theme isn’t meant to redefine the GOP — another appropriate ‘re’ word — but simply provide a context for that redefinition. The party of Lincoln deserves it.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest August Havlicek Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Whoever touches or dismantles our Constitution is a traitor to the Republic and everything for which it stands. George Washington warned this may happen when we follow Parties. I understand Strength in numbers. There are now more Independent voters willing to start using their minds. Message control is always the goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brian Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 My party is changing to something I cannot support. The annual Conservative Political Action Conference invited the openly gay conservative group GOProud to the event. Watch the GOProud impose their moral standard on practicing homosexual misbehavior and further corrupt the Republican Christian platform. This surely is a sign of bad times to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ekul76 Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Look up the story of the city of Sodom (Deu 23:17; Kg1 14:24; Rom 1:26, Rom 1:27). God has no love for the wicked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke_Wilbur Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 As it is written in the Gospel of Luke, "Then give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's." Things have not advanced much since then. Democracy is a constant struggle. Independent is not a bad place to be. I vote for the candidate that best follows my beliefs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edmund Burke Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HC Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 As a graphic artist, I find this fascinating and understand better, the power of graphic communications. I prefer good communications over evil, and truth over deception and confusion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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