Check out the energy rendition of Munch's "The Scream" painting: Green Patriot Posters.
Since I currently pay the bills as a graphic artist, I find this idea compelling. Visual reinforcement is a great way to reach out to people. What do you think?
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Striking a chord -- visually.
A friend sent me a link to Green Patriot Posters, a poster campaign to inform citizens about climate change. It is basing its campaign on the propaganda posters from World War II. The campaign was produced by The Canary Project, which "produces visual media, events, and artwork that build public understanding of human-induced climate change and energize commitment to solutions," according to its Web site.
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It is funny that you should post on this topic because this weekend I have been developing a strong relationship with statistical visualization and graphic representation. I want to develop a website that illustrates planning and sustainability by the numbers in the way that a graphic designer would. It seems to me that people are usually graphic people or numbers people. Left or right sided thinkers. It is amazing to me how graphic designers can take a concept that I am trying to convey with stupid charts and graphs, then return something elegant that gets the point across with a glance. Check out http://flowingdata.com/ which is the location of my first date with visualization. I really believe that the more graphic designers that get involved in environmental issues, the better informed and engaged the public could be.
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