Haiti Poster Project
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What I object to personally is that these products/commodities become a means of communicating goodwill on behalf of the artist. It's an added credential to a CV or a portfolio in the future. Looking at some of these submissions while still keeping the images from the developments down in Haiti - of rape, crime out of starvation, violence etc. I can't help but to feel a bit sick in my gut.
The effect of this action (in terms of bringing in cash for the Haitians) - has a number attached to it = X euro/dollars/pounds. However, as an asset to a persons design curriculum it's an intangible asset, a bonus, an added extra. I don't think anyone deserves this bonus as a result of an action such as donating an artwork for a good cause. It's not noble, because you gain something from it as well - it's not giving, because you receive something back as well. Not X amount of money, but X amount of goodwill.
This is why personally I object to this.
For those of you who give the artwork away, never mention it in their CV or feature it in their design portfolio I apologise - none of this applies to you.