Does illustration and graphic design have a role to play in climate change? Images can function as powerful tools when they communicate not only the psychological dynamics of the issues, but also the science of climate change to the non-expert mind. How illustrators and designers rise to the challenge of communicating the most essential messages in an era of environmental crisis, is on the agenda of this cross-disciplinary panel discussion.
This panel is presented by EcoLabs, a new ecological literacy initiative, and supported by the London College of Communication. It follows a recent article in Varoom magazine: 'The Greening of Illustration' by EcoLabs founder Jody Boehnert. Panelists will include figures from design journalism, academia, radical and mainstream illustration and design, climate change activists and the scientific community. EcoLabs has inspirational work to share with the design community and would like to make use of this opportunity to initiate a discussion on the role of design and illustration in dealing with issues of climate change.
EcoLabs: The Greening of Illustration and Design
20 September
