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I've seen alot of ads like this lately... i dont really get the line "save green" and the photoshop job of cutting out the tree especially around the hands is reall
Try going beyond the obvious of missing trees.
Having more trees doesn't guarantee we'll enjoy a cooler planet. And what exactly is the ideal temperature anyway?
I suggest reading the book 'State of Fear' by Michael Crichton. It will challenge everything you've ever been told by environmentalists about 'global climate change' with a very interesting overview at the end on the envolution of old growth forests dating back to prehistoric times.
We as humans cannot properly manage or control nature and tests to do so have proven a disaster with the destruction of national forests.
That book is SO good. A must read for both global warming believers and non-believers.
icona.ca | vp & art director | mac snob & fun guy
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And Jurassic Park is a must read for those who think the world is 6,000 years old.
C'mon dude, it's a novel.
If you have not read the book then don't comment otherwise you'd understand.
icona.ca | vp & art director | mac snob & fun guy
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Crichton, who spent 3 years studying the theme, included a statement of his own views on global climate change at the end of the book, saying that the cause, extent, and threat of climate change is largely unknown and unknowable. He warns both sides of the global warming debate against the politicalization of science. He provides an example of the disastrous combination of pseudo-science and good intentions, in the early 20th-century idea of eugenics. He finishes by endorsing the management of wilderness and the continuation of research into all aspects of the Earth's environment.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Fear
"...novel..."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Fear
'Nuff said.
I'm sure they spent tree years researching the Die Hards 1-3 before writing the fourth.
while it's surely true that there are people who believe in global warming, and those who don't. I think we can all agree that destroying whole ecosystems with our misuse of the earth - probably not a good thing.
That being said. These relatively boring public service projects you've been doing are just that - boring. You're not delving deep enough into the issue, and haven't for the last 10 of these. I don't even think you read the comments. I'm getting annoyed with your posts because yet again you have no description of the project, you have no description of your client, you have no description AT ALL.
Maybe i'm the only one who feels this way, but i feel like I at least attempt to make helpful statements to people looking for critiques, but these just wear me out
Stop. Please.
life is great; without it, you'd be dead.
Enjoyed your post. Sorry you're getting frustrated. And I agree.
this is an exception to the rule, cause i'm commenting on your post and not the crit, but i've learned to stop commenting when people don't even take the time to inform us of anything... i know it's frustrating, we're in the same boat (hopefully there'll be a designers boat when the ice caps melt right?!?)
haha anyways, back on track... i'm as frustrated as anyone with these postings asking for crits of half executed designs, no descrption, poor concepts looking for us to give them all the direction they needed in the first place....
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I find it ironic that people design print ads to stop people wasting paper.
www.jamnittygritty.com
It's pretty neat when they're done on recycled paper, though. :)
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Most paper used in the print industry today is recycled post-consumer waste, including paper products but also including discarded clothing. The premium white stuff is bleached to get it that way, which is probably just as harmful to the environment as cutting down trees to make new paper.
Those of us still focused on ink-on-paper design can at least put our minds and talents to designing printed pieces that have such an extraordinary impact that one poster or mailing will do what multiples of something less effective would require.
That said, Nanda's piece above is nothing more than a stupid tree-hugger photo with the tree cut out. Its message is muddled. Is the tree-hugger happy that the tree is gone? WTF?
Sorry, friends, I'm with melange in this. It's enough with these pointless PSAs, already.
Mara
Melange, I'm with you.
As someone who isn't personally buying into either side of the alarmism, the green movement is quickly becoming noise, and print especially has to be absolutely exceptional to stimulate those of us who are cynics.
-Johnny
I was kidding....
My hahadar is clearly malfunctioning.
I blame the gin.
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For a subject matter that (sadly) has become a trend, this ad (?) [give us a description or don't post) does not have enough creativity, concept, or artistic appeal to get the point across. It looks like 1st semester student work, honestly. If you can call yourself a designer, then you can do this. GO back to square one and SOLVE THE PROBLEM. We, as designers, are problem solvers; thinkers. Start thinking. Consider using an outstanding illustration that communicates your message, once you figure out what that message is.
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