— 7 November 2006
Election Day
Every Election Day, there are numerous articles and news segments talking about democracy, and how we are fortunate to live in a country where government and law comes from the consent of the governed. And just about every year, we hear about voting “glitches” and how nice it would be to “improve the process.” Design for Democracy is an organization that has some thoughts about how.
Design for Democracy is a strategic program of AIGA, the professional association for design. (Cheskin recently partnered with AIGA to produce a booklet about ethnography and design… contact Denise Klarquist to learn more). Design for Democracy uses design and social research to address civic communication problems, including ballot design, voting experience, and voter outreach. They provide professional design advice to federal, state, and local government agencies. I have met some individuals involved in the program, and I am in awe of their passion and determination.
This year, AIGA and Design for Democracy are asking people to post photos of their local voting experience at http://pollingplacephotoproject.org. I just looked at the site and there are already photographs from New York, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Arizona, California, Nevada, Minnesota, and Virginia. Red states, blue states and in-the-middle states all in one place. It makes me realize how strong the power of images and of design can be.
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