project 1 visual material

Map of KC, based on race. Each pink dot represents 25 people. Pink dots represent White; blue dots represent Black; orange dots represent Hispanic; green dots represent Asian

link to article where this image appears: http://www.pitch.com/FastPitch/archives/2010/09/21/eric-fischers-racial-segregation-map-shows-kansas-citys-true-colors

These symbols popped up on one of Swiss Miss's blogposts from author Rachel Botsman. Botsman co-authored a book call "What's Mine Is Yours" about consumption and sharing. Botsman states one of her goals of the project is to allow local change makers to impact their communities. I thought that these images had a good sense of community.

link to blog post where these graphics were found: http://www.swiss-miss.com/2010/09/guest-post-by-rachel-botsman.html

Simple dolls depicting a family. But what does a typical family look like? I'm curious. When I asked my sister what the first thing she thought of when I said 'family unit,' her response was the 'stick figure families on the back of car windows.' These often show the mom and dad and their two-to-three kids, sometimes a pet. This isn't always the norm though, but it seems to be what is societally agreed upon as being the norm.

http://www.swiss-miss.com/2012/05/timo-handmade.html

Sustainability - this is an animation that I found on Behance. It's about ForeverGreen, and I think it has some really good concepts for how to present the idea of sustainability, visually. I can't post an image, but here is the link. ForeverGreen
This is another one that was made out of the sustainability vein. I like this thought - "When we think of sustainability, it's normal just think of plants, but nature is composed of much more than that. By working on the visual identity of ECOYOU, we decided encompass various types of beings who share the planet with humans."
The identity of this product is then based around this thought, with ECOYOU shown within the other parts of the world that makes up this particular community. The link: EcoYou
Here's another link to a tweet. The image hit me as sustainable imagery. So, I thought I'd post it. Designspiration