Help Japan related art/design thread
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- ThePublics0
Hey fucktwat, some of us are happy to just be respectful and donate and when we see people jockeying for publicity on the back of a tragedy it makes us sick, capiche?
- taffdancer0
As is usually the case with Advertising, 'He who pays the piper, calls the tune'. Only time will tell which images will persuade, cajole or even pressgang the public into making a response. As to 'inappropriate' or 'distasteful' uses of the Japanese (or any other) flag; aren't there rules about this sort of thing? If the rules are being broken, I am sure people are doing so with the best intentions. They want to keep Japan in the hearts and minds of the public. In my small way, this is what I am doing on my blog.
http://endofpartone-taffdancer.b…- Rules usually only apply to the physical flag, not images of it or design elements.i_monk
- dibec0
I find it utterly disrespectful. Degrading a great country, with prints and images of a horrific event. It is not so much the art, but rather the symbolism behind the image. "Japan got fucked, here is a cool image". Did we see 9-11 donation shirts of the towers falling? "Hey America got fucked, wear this around to show your sympathy" Why not show the beauty of the Japanese culture, ie their strength, honor and resilience? ffs. I remember on 9-11 people hanging the American flag off bridges, every bridge and overpass, it was every where. It was the American spirit. It was beautiful. There are a lot of beautiful things going on with Japan yet we have failed to capture that in the graphic community. Instead we have turned the beauty of helping and compassion into a "cool" Japan got fucked image contest.
/end rant
- dibec, here's the real discussion... http://www.qbn.com/t…kingsteven
- <inteliboy
- Agree. The imagery should be more in a positive direction rather then negative.redred
- Rather "than", rather.redred
- omg0
- omg0
wow, surprised Reuters publishes such material. one's opinion, nonetheless...
Don't Donate to Japan
http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-s…
- i_monk0
Is the flag really the only representative of Japan people can think of?
- benfal990
1st one still the best imo
- hektor9110
First and last!
- CuriousGeorge0
- This isn't even clever. Two weeks from now it will have no context.dMullins
- The context is that they have an office in Tokyo, hence using part of their brand to make the flag.CuriousGeorge
- Switzerland have an office in Tokyo?mydo
- Hahaha. It's weak. You'd think W+K would come up with something better...Bargels
- monospaced0
So...is the consensus still that this is all shameless promotion and that the disaster should generate nothing but donations?
- dMullins0
Honestly, these types of relief efforts are all so useless. Why create/sell a bunch of consumables? Why not just donate your time or money to actual relief work. So sad and lazy at the same time.
- Because people are more likely to buy something than to donate.CuriousGeorge
- im not trying to be a "hater", but obviously that's how i was coming off, so i will shut up now.dMullins