Green Thing Blog

In the run-up to Earth Hour, designer and director Steven Qua wants to encourage people to turn their lights off and let their minds wander.

“Lights have always annoyed me, street lights, car headlights, bedside lights, bath room lights, as they stop me from getting a good look at the moon.”

“When I was young I lived in a town with a lot of dogs, I used to lie in bed at night looking at the moon, listening to the barking. Now I’ve moved away I miss the barking in the dark. Every day I turn the lights off look at the moon and bark myself to sleep.”

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Illustrator Hiromi Suzuki created this beautiful infographic to show the damage producing meat does to the planet. “When we think about the causes of pollution, we tend to think about things like planes and cars and power stations. No-one ever thinks about meat, despite it being one of the biggest polluters out there. So we need to cut back, however delicious it is.”

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Convincing people to turn things off properly was Joe Stephenson’s mission with this poster.

The Pentagram designer says, “The standby light embodies everything that’s wrong with the world: rather than walking two steps to turn the telly off properly, we just leave it on standby, sucking up electricity and driving up our energy bills. So I wanted to demonize those little red lights, by making everyone think of Kim Jong Il whenever they see one.”

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Eddie Opara, Pentagram designer, wants to encourage people to turn down the thermostat and turn up the love with his poster.

“I’m attracted to the idea of using human warmth rather than heating. It’s something you can do with a friend, but it’s also a warm and loving message you can share with a friend - a positive message about climate change, not one that puts the effing fear of God into you.”

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‘Spokesperson’ was created by the bike-mad creative agency Harriman Steel, in order to inspire people to use more pedal power and less petrol power.

“We all cycle at HarrimanSteel. For us it’s about fitness, exploration, freedom and self-expression. It’s not just about getting from A to B. A bike is not only a mode of transportation, but an extension of one’s personality (in the same way a dog looks like its owner). ‘Spokespeople’ is a tongue in cheek expression of this thought and the  simple idea that two wheels are better than four. Better for you. Better for the environment. Better for all.”

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