A couple weeks from now we’ll be looking at the next President of the United States of America. After all of the debates, slander, and billions of dollars in campaign contributions, we will finally see who will be the next leader of the free world. Mounting tensions have made many Americans uncertain if either candidate is the best fit for these trying times in history.

Both candidates are of course products of America’s two party system, either Republican or Democrat. American voters, really only have two choices when trying to pick a viable party. However lets not forget that plenty of third parties are formed all the time, and often offer voters a better ideological fit and challenge the political scene from time to time.

Below are some of the third parties that never seem to get the chance to really compete. Design wise though, I say they might just have the big dogs covered. Keep in mind that I am not endorsing these parties, simply commenting on their branding decisions. I like to keep my personal politics personal.

American Party Logo

Libertarian Party Logo

Communist Party USA

Green Party USA

Socialist Party USA Logo

Each one of these logos brings a unique feel to political logos. If you will notice none of them are cliché or bland. This embodies the spirit behind these political groups. If only this uniqueness could be applied to a party that has a legitimate shot at producing a president. It’s a true shame that the two political top dogs are so boring and mundane. I for one am of the opinion that although the Communist Party may have lost the cold war, the clearly have won the war of cool political design.

Here they are, the endless snore that is Democrat/Republican branding (conveniently positioned head to head.)

Sure when you see these logos you think America. Sure they’re clean cut and to the point. But man are they boring. I know that this is a serious insult in the logo design community, but I’m willing to even go so far as to draw similarities to clip-art.

I want something new, fresh, and different out of these two parties. Come on guys, you can be as bureaucratic as you want all day long, do you have to keep it up in your image too?

If the electoral college were to vote strictly based on design, which party do you think should produce the next president?