pianoknight Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 1 hour ago, Ice_Cap said: Ok Americans, here's some Canadian political history. The OG Conservative Party of Canada elected John Bracken as their party leader in 1942. Bracken was an out-there choice for the Tories (slang for "conservative" in Commonwealth nations). They had traditionally built their base in Protestant Ontario. A string of defeats to William L. McKenzie King's Liberals had left the party reeling, however, and they were looking to expand their electoral support. King's Liberals had, up until the Great Depression, relied on an alliance among Quebec and Western voters to win elections. King sacrificed the Western wing of the party to shore up support in Quebec during the Depression, which left many Western Canadians disillusioned with the Liberal brand. Bracken was one such Westerner, a member of the Progressive Party of Manitoba. The Tories looked to make inroads in the western provinces to capitalize on the Liberal collapse. Bracken was popular, and so he was approached by the Conservative Party to stand as party leader in 1942. He agreed, bringing many former Progressives into the Conservative Party with him. One of his conditions for taking the role was that the party had to change its name to the Progressive Conservative Party. Or PC Party, for short. Now that has nothing to do with "political correctness." And the marriage of Progressive Party voters to the Tory base wasn't that out there either. See, there's a strain of conservative political theory that;s called "Red Toryism" in Canada. In the UK it's called "One Nation Conservatism." In the US its adherents are called "Rockefeller Republicans." The idea is the nation is, well, one whole unit. From the top down, everyone is interconnected. So it falls on those with money and power to use their privileges in ways to benefit as much people as possible. This stands in stark contrast to neoconservatism, which is highly individualistic. Red Toryism was the dominating philosophy of the PC Party until a wing of western neoconservatives broke off, forming the Reform Party in the late 80s. This split the conservative movement in Canada, mostly along east-west lines. The two sides reunited in 2003 when the Progressive Conservatives and the Alliance (the Reform Party's successor) merged to form the new "Conservative Party of Canada." Now provincial parties in Canada are separate entities from national parties, but many follow the lead of the national counterparts. Provincial Conservative Parties all adopted the "Progressive Conservative" label in 1942. The Reform Party (and later the Alliance) tried to establish provincial wings too, but they failed to gain much traction. So while the national PC and Alliance parties merged to form the new Conservative Party? The provincial parties saw no need to merge. The lack of success for Reform/Alliance provincial parties left them as non-entities, while the PC brand remained strong. So they kept it. [/HistoryLesson] That's good reading. Thanks for the share. In case anyone outside the US wants to know more about America, here's our version: 5th in NAT. TITLES | 2nd in CONF. TITLES | 5th in HEISMAN | 7th in DRAFTS | 8th in ALL-AMER | 7th in WINS | 4th in BOWLS | 1st in SELLOUTS | 1st GAMEDAY SIGN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001mark Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 mod edit @2001mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianoknight Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 15 hours ago, 2001mark said: Mod edit I don't understand half of this, but "flat earth" is a fantastic nickname. At least, I hope it's a nickname. 5th in NAT. TITLES | 2nd in CONF. TITLES | 5th in HEISMAN | 7th in DRAFTS | 8th in ALL-AMER | 7th in WINS | 4th in BOWLS | 1st in SELLOUTS | 1st GAMEDAY SIGN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBubba Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Nobody cares about your humungous-big signature. PotD: 29/1/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Well if 2001mark wants to answer that it can be in a PM. This thread is specifically meant to discuss political branding. Leave the actual politics out of it. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 @pianoknight Don't take this the wrong way, but I would love to watch a series where you just react to bits and pieces of Canadian political news out of context PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianoknight Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 15 hours ago, Ice_Cap said: @pianoknight Don't take this the wrong way, but I would love to watch a series where you just react to bits and pieces of Canadian political news out of context Possible podcast? Just don't tell the Fine Bros that I'm reacting to something. 5th in NAT. TITLES | 2nd in CONF. TITLES | 5th in HEISMAN | 7th in DRAFTS | 8th in ALL-AMER | 7th in WINS | 4th in BOWLS | 1st in SELLOUTS | 1st GAMEDAY SIGN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBubba Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Dr. Kellie Leitch has launched her campaign for Conservative leader (thirteen months before the vote!) Slogan is pretty weak, but the overall design is solid. Nobody cares about your humungous-big signature. PotD: 29/1/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianoknight Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I like the transition from English to French. As someone who doesn't speak a lick of French, it reads like she Works Hard.... by TRAVELLING! #Thuglife up in here! #RickSteves 5th in NAT. TITLES | 2nd in CONF. TITLES | 5th in HEISMAN | 7th in DRAFTS | 8th in ALL-AMER | 7th in WINS | 4th in BOWLS | 1st in SELLOUTS | 1st GAMEDAY SIGN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffles Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 Our first kinda-sorta VP pick means our first full ticket logo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazerBlaze Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Even more interesting, the campaign seems to be undecided on what to use. Cruz-Fiorina or Cruz-Carly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTConcepts Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Ted Cruz's logo still looks like a burning American flag. Or an oil drop. "You ain't gonna learn what you don't wanna know..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBubba Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 On 27 avril 2016 at 4:50 PM, BlazerBlaze said: Even more interesting, the campaign seems to be undecided on what to use. Cruz-Fiorina or Cruz-Carly "Cruz/Carly" is just plain moronic — use either both first names or both surnames (preferably the latter). Nobody cares about your humungous-big signature. PotD: 29/1/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBubba Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 More Tory leadership logos: Nobody cares about your humungous-big signature. PotD: 29/1/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Chong needs to get himself a better translation team, of French writing. There is a huge difference, in my mind between "Leader" et "Leadership", in both official language. It's changing the meaning from a skill/quality that could be shared by more than the person himself: Leadership (could have been changed to "Direction" in French) could be a promise form him, from the party, from our nation. But Leader focuses on the man, the "me, myself and I". @Frenchie_TO Owner of the Rochester Americans of the MLH Owner of the Toronto Frenchies of the GCFHL6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 On 22/03/2016 at 6:32 PM, pianoknight said: That's good reading. Thanks for the share. In case anyone outside the US wants to know more about America, here's our version: I will refrain from making a political statement on a political statement, in a DESIGN/Branding discussion... @Frenchie_TO Owner of the Rochester Americans of the MLH Owner of the Toronto Frenchies of the GCFHL6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Well that's appreciated. Though I think pianoknight's post was more in jest than anything. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyk33 Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 I just saw the logos for the Green Party and I think its the best one I've seen so far. It fits the theme of the Greens well and it stands out from the other campaigns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxy8s Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 New slogan, new font. "Clinton/Warren" would fit in really nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroywen Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 3 hours ago, alxy8s said: New slogan, new font. "Clinton/Warren" would fit in really nicely. Very reminiscent of Obama's 2012 identity: Somewhat similar color, very similar font. Guessing that her design team took some inspiration from that identity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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