Election in pictures: DIY Obama signs decorate South Minneapolis

Along streets in South Minneapolis, Barack Obama supporters are finding creative ways to show their support. They’re creating handmade signs using Shepard Fairey-inspired stencils, painting their own Obama logos, and even using Obama t-shirts as yard signs that dance in the summer-like wind.

Entire blocks are dotted with Obama yard signs, a show of the south side’s true-blue colors. But most interesting are the grassroots, artful lengths voters are going to in this election to campaign for Barack Obama and encourage others to vote. More pics inside.