“Hidden Pretties” (unexpected and pretty details not apparent until closer inspection... examples: a beautiful lining in a jacket, or striking orange insoles in a pair of shoes) is a term my friend Kelly adapted from “Hidden Uglies” (unexpected
hideous details found on something ordered online or from a catalog that wasn’t apparent in the photo).
Well, after years of discounting dozens of Reader’s Digest Condensed Books on my grandparents’ bookshelves based upon their spines I discovered they had some beautiful hidden pretties of their own:
It’s truly amazing to see how this incredible man has mobilized and motivated a nation. A nation that heretofore has been sort of apathetic about involvement in politics. Even down to a design level the political landscape has transformed: artists and designers have been invited by the Obama Campaign to participate in Artists for Obama and design posters for an arena that is typically littered with crappy banners and bumper stickers that all look the same with their bad type, tired stars and sad stripes. Contributors include Shepard Fairey, The Mac and Scott Hansen...along with other designers independently putting their stuff out there (like Deroy Peraza) Their posters are above, respectively. Hope, Change and Progress is right.
