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"How Dare You"
Speech Broadside

Part b



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Inspired Media
These broadsides were based on Greta Thunberg's "How Dare You" Speech at the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit.
This part requires a captivating typographic work that flows with a background image.


Preliminary Layouts

I decided to repurpose one of the layouts I created for Part A.
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I loved both options but I need to pick one. The left layout has clear clean call outs. The right layout had more interesting shapes and dramatic colors.

Final Layout

The text starts above, and as you read down, you start to see the bright glow from the fire in the sky. As you keep reading, the words enter the smoke and are right in the most intense part of the image. This layout was repurposed because this image had the diagonal lines that were perfect for this layout. The image also had a perfect dramatic cut for the main call-outs to shine.
The main callout "EXTINCTION" has two meanings in its appearance. The font, Mr.Darcy, is a serif, which is professional and often means business. But this specific font I picked because it resembles the ends of bones, which is the danger that Thunberg warns will happen if we do not change our actions - death. The other meaning is the fade-out effect it has; I added that to represent the slow but certain effect global warming has on the world. It is slow, but it will change everything with time. The only letter that this meaning does not apply to is the "X", as "X"s are often associated with death as well. I wanted to highlight it with a red that matches the color palette.
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When it came to the images I picked, I decided to use a personal experience with climate change that I had soon before creating this project. I had photos of a fire that had gotten out of control a mile away from my house. I thought it would be symbolic and more personal if I used this image. The other image had interesting contrast with nature and fire with an interesting shape I could play with.
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