love your earth

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SHORTLIST DESIGN COMPETITION

deadline for submission of entries : september 01th, 2007
published november 07th, 2007

theme:
love your earth
- create a graphic artwork to raise awareness -

as each day goes by the problems facing the earth become more
and more apparent, its quite clear that many things must change
and sooner rather than later. throughout history graphic design
has proved itself as one of the best means to instigate a change in
society and communicate the urgency of action. in this competition
we were looking for graphic artworks that raise awareness of the
environmental issues affecting our delicate planet and provoke a
positive change in the many things that are compromising
our biosphere.

the jury was composed of
asaba katsumi, graphic designer, JAPAN
kohei nawa, artist, JAPAN
jonathan barnbrook, graphic designer, UK
patrick burgoyne, editor, creative review, UK
paul baron, co-founder tokyo art beat, JAPAN
kenji kawasaki, executive producer designer's week tokyo
andrew butler, designboom

- co organized by designboom and DA - design association, japan -

3871 designers from 98 different countries have participated.
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... and the winners are

1ST PRIZE -

'sprout: symbols to cultivate change' design by :
savio alphonso from usa

2ND PRIZE -

'a tree is not just a tree' design by :
naoya yoko + jun tashiro (agasuke) from japan

3 3RD PRIZE EX EQUO -

'one love' design by :
jakub stepien from poland

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'fossil fuel' design by :
sei shimura from japan

and


'thou shalt love thy neighbour' design by :
albrecht marius from switzerland