Photo Scanning Played Instrumental Role In New Jerry Brown Website Design

Former Governor Brown Launches Multimedia Site For 2010 Campaign 

On March 1, 2010, California Attorney General and former Governor Jerry Brown announced that he is running for governor once again. Current California law prohibits constitutional office holders from serving more than two terms in any single position, so the Republican incumbent, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger cannot run for reelection. But this two-term limit has only been in effect since 1990, and does not apply to terms served before November of that year. Democrat Jerry Brown served as the 34th Governor of the State of California from 1975 to 1983, so he is eligible to run once again in the November 2010 race. As part of his campaign to “get California working again,” Brown has launched a multimedia website dedicated to promoting his gubernatorial candidacy and cataloguing his career.

Brown, who will turn 72 years old in April, is a career politician, and is considered a frontrunner for the Democratic Party’s nomination. He won his gubernatorial reelection in 1978 by a margin of over one million votes, but there are currently no fewer than four other democrats vying for the position in the 2010 race, and the primary elections will not be held until the 8^th of June. In order to differentiate himself from his opponents both within the Democratic party and across party lines, Brown recently launched a new multimedia website (www.jerrybrown.org) outlining his career and his plan for California’s future not only in text, but also in photos, videos, and various live links.

The site’s many digital images include old photographs, magazine covers, and newspaper clippings that have been digitized with photo scanning equipment. These images, along with several embedded videos, provide a rich user experience for visitors to the site. Photo scanning played a significant role in the creation of the site, the purpose of which is to document Brown’s lengthy career in politics in an eye-catching manner. Brown’s career as a politician sets him apart from his Republican opponents, some of whom have little to no experience in public service. One notable republican candidate is rightwing billionaire Meg Whitman, who was President and CEO of eBay from 1998 until 2008.  Whitman has also launched a new multimedia website, at www.megwhitman.com.

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