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This flag project uses data to highlight danger of “glacier extinction”

Design Week

glacier retreat projected in the country from 1995 to 2050. When applied to the French Tricolore, the central white stripe goes from its traditional size in 1995, to just a fraction of the flag in 2050. Users can create their own visuals using custom typography. These changes are intended to show the 83.1%

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Can “visceral” graphic design bring the plastic crisis to life?

Design Week

Around 8bn metric tonnes of plastic has been created worldwide – with a projected figure of 34bn by 2050 – and much of the material is single-use. “Strong” typography has also been also key; it needed to be “in your face”, How says, just like the main statistic. How do you design for social media?

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10 Sustainable Web Design Trends Reshaping 2024

Inkbot Design

However, on the back of COP26’s push for a global net zero by 2050, we see consumer attitudes towards eco-conscious practices begging to change. In this age of social media, where information and misinformation can spread like wildfire, it won’t take long for a brand to be tainted beyond repair.”