Comments on: Presidential Websites http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/02/20/presidential-websites/ Left-wing news, opinion and activism Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:53:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Robert Sharp » Blog Archive » From the Archives http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/02/20/presidential-websites/#comment-27588 Robert Sharp » Blog Archive » From the Archives Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:01:12 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/02/20/presidential-websites/#comment-27588 [...] the case that web design “dates” just like conventional print graphic design. When I reviewed the Presidential websites earlier in the year, I noted how Barack Obama’s logo and website [...] [...] the case that web design “dates” just like conventional print graphic design. When I reviewed the Presidential websites earlier in the year, I noted how Barack Obama’s logo and website [...]

]]> By: Jon Worth http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/02/20/presidential-websites/#comment-5502 Jon Worth Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:23:37 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/02/20/presidential-websites/#comment-5502 On the names issue: surely Hillary doesn't want to draw attention to her surname, to distinguish herself from Bill, and Rudy's surname is not especially easy to pronounce for many in the USA... More generally there is something about the degree of formality (or the lack of it) of which name you choose to use. In France for the 2007 elections it was Ségo vs. Sarko, firstname vs. lastname. How about Royal vs. Nicolas - strikes a very different note. On the names issue: surely Hillary doesn’t want to draw attention to her surname, to distinguish herself from Bill, and Rudy’s surname is not especially easy to pronounce for many in the USA…

More generally there is something about the degree of formality (or the lack of it) of which name you choose to use. In France for the 2007 elections it was Ségo vs. Sarko, firstname vs. lastname. How about Royal vs. Nicolas – strikes a very different note.

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