I love this design for a poster because the artist thinks outside the box. Rather than just designing the poster digitally to make it look like oil and then printing it off, he uses the resources around him to create a compelling poster made from actual oil! He goes out and does the extra work to make his project the best it can be, spending hours on the beach collecting shovels full of oil and getting a little messy. Also, he isn’t using this design to make money, but is making this because it is out of his own interest and concern and then donating his time, money, and effort by giving all the profits to a voluntary organization: GulfOfMexico2010.com.
That's really neat. I don't think it's necessarily the best design in the world, but I really like that he used real oil to make this, and for me, that's what makes this poster stand out from others that I've seen regarding the oil spill.
ReplyDeletethis is a great idea. I agree that while it may not be the greatest design ever, the fact that its done with the oil makes up for it. but the design itself is still well done. I like that its not overwhelming and not attacking the reader with statistics about all the damage.
ReplyDeleteI really like this poster campaign. when we did our social commentary poster in class i picked the same topic. I really struggled with finding a unique way to send my message and motivate the viewer at the same time. I think that the artist accomplished, with ease, what i struggled to make in my poster. The use of the the oil on the poster gives the campaign the extra ummph it need to make an impression. The bold lettering and simple tag also work in the campaign's favor.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy the simplicity of this poster. I am confused why they chose the gold. Perhaps, gold has a similar look to fresh oil? The high contrast brings your eyes right to the poster and instantly an emotional response is brought to you. I like the amperstamp, too.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that he printed these in Oil collected from the spill is incredible.
ReplyDeletereally incredible... and Mitch, they printed in oil not gold.
While I admire the effort and the story that is behind the creation of this poster, as a poster in and of itself it doesn't have much meaning when taken out of the context of the recent Gulf Oil spill.
ReplyDeleteThe meaning of the poster seems almost too blunt, and leaves nothing for the person to think about.
From a purely illustration point of view I think it is well designed. As a stand alone poster without any of the back-story, I don't believe that it works.
wow. this is pretty legit. I think thats so cool that he is donating the profits to that organization and spending his time and money to help out. Screen printing a poster out of oil is an awesome idea. So the concept of this design is really amazing, but the general design itself is really great too. Its simple, "clean" and gets the point across loud and clear. I think the poster accomplished the job very well.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like each of these posters are unique. They have their own spots of white within the letters and such. I like this, it makes each one even more unique than they already are.
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