I'm a big fan of non-profit design. I've been daydreaming since my college days about one permutation or another of my plan to start a non-profit design firm or focus a freelance career around non-profits. I continue to work on this idea, and I think it's still a real option for the future (after Janel is done with her dissertation, assuming we have to move somewhere when she gets a job offer). And, of course, the diversity of non-profits and projects is my favorite part of working where I currently work. So I was pleased to stumble on a design blog that focuses on exactly the kind of design that interests me most. Osocio "...is dedicated to social advertising and non-profit campaigns...the place where marketing and activism collide." The images above are from a few campaigns that caught my eye:
- Diversity of Species in the Rainforest: "The destruction of the rainforest comes in many shapes. And there are all kinds of animal and plant species which suffer as a result. Every hour three different types of animal and plant life are made extinct."
- Second hand smoke campaign: an "oversized arm to let you see that smoking not only harms yourself."
- Brisbane Advertising and Design Charity Challenge: "“Despite what many think, our industry has a big heart..."
(Originally posted on larynandjanel.com with alternate example images).
