SPOOKOO by christine norrie: Alphabet for Change

Patrick over at PKPR has sent a note about an amazing site launching this week:

SpellingChange.com (http://www.spellingchange.com), features an Obama-inspired alphabet created by dozens of the country’s top artists, designers, and photographers.

Contributors include Stefan Sagmeister, Karen Collins, R.O. Blechman, Larry Fink, Jake Chessum, MC Paul Barman, and a housewife in Texas who created an embroidered “S”. Each of the participants reinterpreted one letter of the alphabet in a way that represents what Obama’s candidacy means to them. In all, more than 100 letters were created.

The project was spearheaded by Michael Ian Kaye, head of Mother Design, and the site was created by POKE New York.

“I’ve never been politically active before, but this election is far too important to remain on the sidelines,” said Michael Ian Kaye, head of Mother Design, who spearheaded the project. “We wanted to give Obama fans a fun, creative way to show their support and voice their own messages of change.”

For those who think they don't know Michael's work, you surely do! He's created/designed such iconic book covers as Chuck Pahlaniuk's Fight Club and David Sedaris' Me Talk Pretty One Day.

Using spellingchange.com, I made the words CREATE, ART, and DESIGN (myself!) which I've used to outline the three very basic, easy, and amazing features of the site:

To create banners to post online (using embed code), bumper stickers, posters, postcards, and t-shirts, simply type in a word and the site generates an original design using letters from the alphabet. To create a word, go to: http://www.spellingchange.com/make-a-word.php.

Users can browse the alphabet and click on individual letters to learn more about the artist and the inspiration behind the design. To view the alphabet, go to http://www.spellingchange.com/browse-alphabet.php.

You can also design and upload your own letters at http://www.spellingchange.com/create-a-letter.php.