barack_obama hope poster obama hope poster image barack_obama designed artist widely described iconic came represent presidential campaign consists stylized portrait obama solid red light dark blue word progress hope change words versions design created day printed poster sold posters street immediately printing widely distributed digital image election season initially independently approval official obama campaign image widely recognized symbols obama campaign message spawning variations including commissioned obama campaign led guardian image acquired kind instant recognition poster surely set grace shirts coffee walls student years come january obama won election mixed media portrait version image acquired later january photograph based poster revealed june shot associated_press freelance photographer response claims associated_press compensation sued judgment poster fair use original photograph parties settled court january details settlement remaining confidential february pleaded guilty new_york federal court destroying documents legal battle associated_press sued news service claimed famous poster based photos claimed different photograph poster admitted fact wrong tried hide error destroying documents manufacturing source count criminal contempt pleaded guilty september sentenced years probation hours community service fine obama portrait featured book art obama designing manifest hope edited interview said obama lived close expectations continued obama tough time lot things compromised expected mean domestic things thought support concept design created earlier political street art critical government discussed nascent obama campaign publicist late october suggested create art support obama contacted obama campaign seek permission design obama poster granted weeks super tuesday said decision create portrait obama stemmed feeling obama power sincerity speaker create positive association likeness found photograph obama google image search eventually revealed april photo associated_press created original poster design single day original image word progress featured signature obey star symbol associated giant street art campaign embedded obama campaign sunrise logo obama campaign concerns troublesome original wording changed slogan printed obama image progress hope according design writer poster inspired widely praised original unique seen long tradition contemporary artists drawing inspiration political candidates producing posters break mold terms color style message tone said historical inspiration known portrait posed quarters view looking slightly upward distance image lincoln dollar bill similar feel design resembles poster film walker directed distribution campaign began screen printing posters soon completing design showing initially sold public beginning sale continuing campaign proceeds selling image produce printing distributed obama rallies super tuesday digital version website explained october interview image quickly went viral spreading spontaneously social media word mouth initial posters obama campaign conveyed wanted promote theme hope posters sold subsequently word hope later change instead progress obey star absent later versions october claimed printed posters sold rest given away displayed clothing items image sold website addition copies printed according proceeds sales image produce posters merchandise support obama campaign direct profit parodies campaign progressed parodies design appeared example anti obama version replaced word hope hype parody posters featuring opponents john_mccain word january paste magazine launched site allowing users create versions poster images uploaded site weeks mad magazine parodied hope poster president poster alfred poster word hope replaced hopeless protesters chicago solidarity civil war opted image dynamite comics released crossover obama army darkness comics evil dead films issues covers picture played films style hope poster text reading hope commissioned create number works style produced versions based different photographs officially behalf obama campaign serve cover person year issue time created portrait comedian style appeared issue entertainment_weekly honoring television report student designed controversial image cited greatest influence described image glowing portrayal obama criticized praised poster stating artwork great gets point quickly don agree political content poster conservative satire site visual verbal images chaos image operation chaos image novel image september issue oldest continuing lgbt publication featured cover image similar design blue red coloring replaced pink purple instead hope magazine editor chief said cover expressed frustration democratic members lgbt community poster parodied popular culture episode similar poster president richard_nixon seen slogan despair movie version poster seen obama campaign slogan yes disney animated series episodes feather mayor obama poster parodied face american heavy metal band finger death punch released version mascot words war referring album war answer receives similar poster iron man armor hangs garage displeasure assistant love interest honest created adaptation obama hope poster satirical kentucky politician poster features portrait actor portrays words sold refers honest political message thing money honest adaptation occupy movement occupy movement november introduced variation hope poster new poster featured mask message president hope word hope large font rest sentence small font obama campaign logo right replaced similar logo inscription acquisition january announced acquired hand finished paper version image word hope gallery said display shortly obama inauguration january work commissioned later donated art collectors heather tony brother obama transition chairman unusual acquisition normally collects official portraits presidents leaving office office origin copyright issues original source photograph based poster publicly known obama won election mistaken photographer similar looking january photograph january photographer blogger discovered poster based associated_press photograph freelance photographer taken media event kansas senator actor raising awareness war trip taken father february associated_press announced determined photograph poster photo use required permission press release announced discussions attorney discuss solution represented executive director stanford_university quoted press release believe fair use protects right subsequently filed federal lawsuit associated_press seeking judgment use photograph protected fair use doctrine copyright october admitted based poster photograph fabricated destroyed evidence hide fact admission came employees informed discovered documents old hard drive realizing documents expose cover attempt chose come clean attorney contended retained copyright photo according contract said proud photograph effect people taking things internet countered conduct constitute improper appropriation taken protected expression original photo addition claimed behavior qualify fair use trial address arguments judge urged settlement stating win case settled court january press release announced agreed work going forward hope image share rights posters merchandise bearing hope image collaborate series images create based photographs parties agreed additional financial terms remain confidential separate criminal action federal prosecutors suggested face prison time destruction evidence case government sentencing request stating sentence term imprisonment sends terrible message commit sort criminal conduct encouraging parties game civil litigation system creates terrible incentives truth finding function civil litigation sentence ultimately limited hours community service fine
Barack Obama "Hope" poster