Archive for August, 2008

The Bad, the Good and the Great News

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

THE BAD NEWS: The laser cut posters are all gone. THE GOOD NEWS: We are working with Marian to produce another limited run of this design. (We expect to have it available in 2-3weeks.) You can email us if you would like to reserve copies. THE GREAT NEWS: Thanks to your kind generosity, the funds raised will help programs that work to heal a generation of Kenyan orphans and support their care givers. Read about Speak for the Child project or watch a short clip here.

**For the lucky few across the globe who did get a poster, we invite you to share pictures of how you’re displayed the poster. Please email jpgs to designsc@aed.org. See some pictures here.  Thanks again for your generosity.

Partnering with Marian Bantjes: Design Continues to Ignite Change

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Bantjes

This is the latest in the series of posters promoting Social Change Design. For this poster, the follow-up to the 2007 version designed by Luba Lukova, we commissioned renowned graphic designer, illustrator, and typographer Marian Bantjes to do her own interpretation of our call to arms: “Design Ignites Change.” The intricate design was painstakingly laser cut on white paper, creating a luminous, delicate work of art. Marian Bantjes is best known for her innovative, highly ornamental typography and detailed vector artwork. Her clients include Pentagram, Saks Fifth Avenue, Young & Rubicam Chicago, Anni Kuan, Houghton Mifflin, WIRED, and The New York Times, among others. For more information and examples of her work, visit her website. An extremely limited edition of these unique posters is available for a donation of $55 each. Proceeds will benefit AED’s Speak for the Child project, which provides assistance to children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Kenya. Donations are tax deductible. If interested, please email us at designsc@aed.org.