AIGA.org announes the UN poster series.
Inequality Matters
Inequality of income, access to health and education, and access to markets for trade is trapping people in a cycle of poverty despite their best efforts.
Rich countries account for more than 50 percent of the world’s annual income, but less than 20 percent of the population. The posters in the “Inequality Matters” series illustrate how much disparity there is in the world even in the fundamental human conditions.
About the poster series
The posters were conceived and designed by Tom Geismar through AIGA for the Human Development Report Office of the United Nations Development Programme in anticipation of The 2005 World Summit. The Summit, held on September 14-16, 2005, is the largest gathering of world leaders in history. Heads of state will attempt to forge a common agenda on international development, security and human rights.
Click this link to download them as PDF’s or use your right mouse button.
And guess who printed them…Printing Responsibly was extremely fortunate to have been chosen to prep, proof and print these beautifully designed posters for this life changing event taking place at the UN this next few days.
We hope that the members of the UN take notice of the messages on the posters. The content and message of all the posters are that things are not equal among the worlds poplulation and show how the numbers stack against some countries more than others, and we here in the US need to pay attention to what advantages we have and not take them for granted.
A mesage from the designer:
I did want to thank you for the terrific job you all did with the UNDP posters. The printing was excellent, and you turned it around in very little time. And I especially appreciated your spirit of helpfulness and cooperation. As is so often the case, here was a 3 year project that went down to the last minute, and somehow you pulled it off.
Please keep me informed of your activities; hopefully we can do other projects in the future.
Best regards,
Tom
Filed under: Education, Uncategorized on September 13th, 2005