In Final Presidential Debate, Design Set to Share the Spotlight

Even before CNN decided to display the biorhythms of undecided voters at the bottom of the split screen, we found presidential debates unsatisfying. Sure, they occasionally result in Camelot, novel collective nouns (“binders of women”), and the further glorification of beloved muppets, but too often, the “debate” devolves into two people alternating between shouting bullet points at each other and grinning through gritted teeth. Hang on, design fans, don’t abandon the democratic process just yet.