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Haiti Poster Project
Posted by Mark Sinclair, 8 April 2010, 9:53 Permalink Comments (4)
Pentagram's Harry Pearce and Justus Oehler have just contributed designs to the Haiti Poster Project, the fundraiser that launched three days after the earthquake struck the country on January 12 this year...
A huge range of designers and artists have submitted signed and numbered limited edition posters to the project, all of which are for sale on the organisation's website, with all money raised going to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières.
The Haiti Poster Project has been organised by Leif Steiner, creative director of design and advertising agency Moxie Sozo (who helped start the Hurricane Poster Project to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans), and Josh Higgins, the creative director behind the SO-CAL Fire Poster Project, which generated money for the areas in Southern California devastated by wildfires in 2007.
Pearce's (top) and Oehler's posters are below.
Other posters submitted to the project include
Port-Au-Prince: A Brighter Future by Cole Gerst:
All Things Must Pass by Anthony Hamline:
Stitching Together for Haiti by Emily Parcell:
You can see all the posters submitted to the project, which range from $5 to $75 in price, at thehaitiposterproject.com. Info on submitting a poster can also be found, here.
4 Comments
The Justus Oehler is very reminiscent of Alan Fletcher's work. Not a bad thing.
2010-04-08 13:44:18
I think out of this collection of posters, that for me the first two featured are the most effective. The typography poster which demonstrates the effect of the Richter scale is simple but effective, and the typography covered with a white sheet reflects the somber tone of the catastrophe without being graphic its remains very emotive. It has a high impact whilst stating the facts of those missing, dead or injured.
2010-04-09 10:07:26
While I agree that the first two are quite powerful, I think that the most effective of this bunch is "Stitching Together for Haiti." While not a designer myself, I find that the global scope keeps the context of Haiti's struggle internationally fresh, and it seems to imply that the stitches are all a part of one unified piece. It emphasizes the fact that Haiti's broken stitches are relevant and resounding around the world--an idea that ought to still be on the forefront of our minds.
2010-06-15 01:45:53
I love the poster by Justus Oehler. To me it's the most striking image and cleverly reflects the richter scale.
2011-06-22 14:54:52
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