During last class our professor informed us of a contest to apply what we’ve learned in class so far. The Contest was to design an Eco Icon and is described below:
Eco-Vis Challenge 1 is to create one or more information graphics that could be used to make visible environmental or ecological concerns. Thematically, these are icons that engage the politics of information and the persuasion of graphics.
The icons could be used for various purposes. For example, the final form for your icon could be a banner for web sites, stickers to place on objects or buildings, drawings for stenciling on the streets or a tag that could be “shopdropped” in stores. You can invent one or a collection of icons. Be creative in conceiving the icon and its use!
Possible themes
Greenhouse gases
Global warming
Water
Oil (production, consumption, cost)
Coal
Transportation
Waste
Recycling
Food (organic, fast food, GMO’s)
Nuclear Energy and Waste
Alternative Energy
Natural Disasters
Weather
Migration
Extinction (species, natural resources, languages)
Policy
Politics
Voting (election, candidates)
Packaging and Manufacturing
Shipping (trucks and boats)
My Icons deal with Environmental, Political, and Socio-economic factors in the emerging world. Global warming in particular is throwing fuel on the fire of global conflict. These icons address the violent changes in both climate and society. The cause and the effect.
