It may have failed to in its bid to change the political landscape of Beirut, but Beirut Madinati has proved what is possible with design and a spirit of collaboration
On May 8 Beirut went to the polls. For the first time, a non-sectarian, volunteer-led campaign to elect a municipal council of “qualified, politically unaffiliated individuals” fielded 24 candidates for 24 seats on Beirut Municipal Council. It failed to win a single seat.
It did, however, win 40 per cent of the vote. Not bad for a political movement that is only a few months old and financed through crowd-funding and individual donations.
One aspect of the political campaign stood out: its branding and design. Created
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