Redesigning U.S. Elections
In the year 2000 the U.S. elections were an embarrassment to the world.
Palm Beach county Florida was dealing with poorly designed ballots filled with various “chads”.
As a young designer, Drew Davies was inspired to solve all of the nation's problems through the power of design. Drew knew that better designed ballots could solve this super important issue for the free world, so he tried to get involved.
Of course it was much harder than he originally thought it would be. Democracy always is.
Listen in to our latest interview, as Drew Davies tells the story of his tireless work with the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, as well as various other civic-minded design projects. Things like:
An upcoming coffee-table book on the art and history of the Nebraska State Capitol
Check out the episode on YouTube and wherever you listen to podcasts!
