Good 50×70 poster African Medical and Research Foundation water poster

Good 50×70 has come up with a great idea by inviting designers to submit posters for good causes. My Red Antenna cohort James and I collaborated on this poster above for the African Medical and Research Foundation. Typography is the sole element used to express the scarcity of safe water in Africa. Made up of startling facts and a call-to-action, the poster didn’t make the final cut, but it humbly lives on here. Click here to see a larger image and feel a new appreciation for that glass of water you’re drinking…

One Response to “Running on Empty”

  1. (S)wine Says:

    awesome!
    i think JFK said something like: “”Anyone who can solve the problems of water will be worthy of two Nobel prizes - one for peace and one for science.”

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Candy is an artist, designer, and urban planner in NYC. She likes to make city information more engaging through design and the creative use of public space. She also likes to improve the ways people share information. Read her blog, view her work, and feel the power.
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