I've noticed that, now, almost as soon as the dust has settled from any major catastrophe, as the calls for relief teams and aid donations go out something else tends to pop up: the relief poster. Maybe it's just the folks I follow on Twitter, but I don't think so. Relief posters are pretty popular, and while they're not new—they're a lot easier to distribute and share online. After all, what feels better than buying good art by great designers, and knowing that you're donating to charity at the same time?At the same time. . . why not just donate to the Red Cross in the first place? Do you really need a souvenir from the disaster? In a way, buying a benefit poster is kind of like going to a benefit concert, and honestly, I would have loved to have gone to Band Aid. After all, they're both ways of giving people value for their donations. And I'm a sucker for posters, but it just seems so yuppie.Interestingly enough, some of the art being made isn't for sale.Paweł Durczok (number 4) jumped on the band wagon, designing another rising sun themed poster and promised to donate any money raised by it's sale.Some time later though, he updated the post:
2. w+k studio
3. Rob Dobbi
4.Paweł Durczok
5.Steve SchiavelloMore Giving On Motherboard:
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Steve Schiavello (number 5) was taken by the idea—also crediting it to James White—but says his design was was created to "help spread the word," not to raise money through sales. On the one hand, he's done a great piece, but on the other hand—do we really need a .jpg to spread the word?But, back to where this may have started. James White's poster, the first in the slideshow, is already on it's second run, and he's already raised more than $7,000 for the Canadian Red Cross. Which suggests, really, that I should just shut up, and maybe buy a poster.1. James White, SingnalnoiseOk, here's the deal. Since I've got e-mails from people suggesting that my poster was created and is being sold only for my benefit, to gain some recognition I've decided to remove it from the store. I've also already returned money to the handful of souls who bought it in good faith. I thank those people for the trust and understanding. I know that at least 3 of them decided to buy James White's poster instead (good choice).
2. w+k studio
3. Rob Dobbi
4.Paweł Durczok
5.Steve SchiavelloMore Giving On Motherboard:
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