Rhizome Articles

Barack Obama's presidency will naturally change the face of America, and interestingly, the way that face is viewed. Rhizome displays several sites that reveal how we as a nation can look at the inauguration, just by clicking on a word. The New York Times features silhouetted people with floating thought balloons-a simple and effective image that captures America's hopes and desires for the presidency. By selecting any one of the balloons, an audio file plays how various people feel about the topic at hand, such as the Middle Class, Anti-Abortion, and Hope in general.

This is very interesting because it allows for a person to get a generally broad spectrum of the nation's opinion, as well as "Hope for this too" (an option that tallies a yay or nay consensus). I think the whole idea is spectacular, since a newspaper serves as the voice of the people, and is actually letting the people literally speak their minds. With an aesthetic design,and easy to use navigation, it's easy to see how Digital Art is influencing the way we look at history, as well as day-to-day events.