Description

Area of global warming: Air Pollution

Title of poster: Think Wisely, Be Environmental-Friendly

Description:
My poster is about the awareness to the hazardous air pollution. Global warming nowadays is getting worse from day to day. So, in order to overcome this problem, we need to educate the young generation about the importance to care about our environment.

Ideation:
In order to attract the kids to be environmental lovers, I try to apply more vibrant colours and adorable effects to enhance the poster such as scribble effect and cute characters. The presentation of the poster is simple and easy to be understood. I used the layout from a magazine for this poster.

Colour Representation:

Pink: To show love to the environment

Yellow: To represent the happy mode

Dark colour: To symbolize the pollution.

Purple: To enhance the gloomy effect of pollution.

My Poster

Currently:I'm not feeling well=(

I've completed just completed my assignment 3.
But,I'm not very satisfy with the result.=(

Some pics and posters for reference:

Assignment 3-Poster

The task:
Based on the symbol and the illustration(assignment 1 and 2), you are now required to design a poster to provide overall awareness on the area of your choice. The poster is to give an overall picture of the happenings and the effects of the area of choice.

Main theme:Global warming

Area of awareness:Air Pollution

Researches:

All about Global Warming
Global warming is the term used to describe a gradual increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and its oceans, a change that is believed to be permanently changing the Earth’s climate forever.
While many view the effects of global warming to be more substantial and more rapidly occurring than others do, the scientific consensus on climatic changes related to global warming is that the average temperature of the Earth has risen between 0.4 and 0.8 °C over the past 100 years. The increased volumes of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases released by the burning of fossil fuels, land clearing, agriculture, and other human activities, are believed to be the primary sources of the global warming that has occurred over the past 50 years.

Greenhouse Gas emission
In the U.S., our energy-related activities account for three-quarters of our human-generated greenhouse gas emissions, mostly in the form of carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels. More than half the energy-related emissions come from large stationary sources such as power plants, while about a third comes from transportation. Industrial processes (such as the production of cement, steel, and aluminum), agriculture, forestry, other land use, and waste management are also important sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.
For a better understanding of where greenhouse gas emissions come from, governments at the federal, state and local levels prepare emissions inventories, which track emissions from various parts of the economy such as transportation, electricity production, industry, agriculture, forestry, and other sectors. EPA publishes the official national inventory of US greenhouse gas emissions, and the latest greenhouse gas inventory shows that in 2005 the U.S. emitted over 7.2 billon metric tons of greenhouse gases (a million metric tons of CO2 equivalents (MMTCO2e) is roughly equal to the annual GHG emissions of an average U.S. power plant.)

On the Road
The burning of fuels releases carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere and contributes to climate change, but these emissions can be reduced by improving your car’s fuel efficiency. You can take the following actions to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions, reduce the nation's dependence on oil and save money. For more information, there are also a number of transportation tools available to estimate emissions from transportation and the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that can be reduced through specific activities.

1.Buy smart
Before buying a new or used vehicle (or even before renting a vehicle), check out EPA's Green Vehicle Guide and the jointly-run EPA/DOE Fuel Economy Guide. These resources provide information about the emissions and fuel economy performance of different vehicles. The Green Vehicle Guide provides detailed information on emissions (including Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas scores for each model) and the Fuel Economy Guide focuses on fuel efficiency (including side-by-side fuel economy comparisons and a customized fuel cost calculator). These Web sites are designed to help you choose the cleanest, most fuel-efficient vehicle that meets your needs. There are a wide range of cleaner, more fuel-efficient vehicles available on the market today that produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions.
2.Drive smart
Many factors affect the fuel economy of your car. To improve fuel economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, go easy on the brakes and gas pedal, avoid hard accelerations, reduce time spent idling and unload unnecessary items in your trunk to reduce weight. If you have a removable roof rack and you are not using it, take it off to improve your fuel economy by as much as 5 percent. Use overdrive and cruise control on your car if you have those features. For more tips to improve your gas mileage, visit the Fuel Economy Guide.
3.Tune your ride
A well-maintained car is more fuel-efficient, produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions, is more reliable, and is safer! Keep your car well tuned, follow the manufacturer’s maintenance schedule, and use the recommended grade of motor oil. Also check and replace your vehicle’s air filter regularly. For more details, including potential savings from these actions, visit the Fuel Economy Guide Web site.
4.Check your tires
Check your tire pressure regularly. Under-inflation increases tire wear, reduces your fuel economy by up to 3 percent and leads to higher greenhouse gas emissions and releases of air pollutants. If you don’t know the correct tire pressure for your vehicle, you can find it listed on the door to the glove compartment or on the driver's-side door pillar. More details on the Fuel Economy Guide Web site.
5.Give your car a break
Use public transportation , carpool or walk or bike whenever possible to avoid using your car. Leaving your car at home just two days a week will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an average of 1,600 pounds per year. Whenever possible, combine activities and errands into one trip. For daily commuting, consider options like telecommuting (working from home via phone or over the Internet) that can reduce the stress of commuting, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and save you money.
6.Use Renewable Fuels
Both E85 and biodiesel are renewable fuels that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions from your vehicle. E85 is a fuel blend containing 85% ethanol that can be used in certain vehicles called Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFVs). FFVs can be fueled with E85 or with traditional gasoline. There are approximately 6 million FFVs on the road today. To find out if you own one of them, check the inside of your car's fuel filler door for an identification sticker or consult your owner’s manual. If you own a diesel vehicle, consider filling up with a biodiesel blend such as B5, a fuel blend containing 5% biodiesel. Biodiesel is a renewable fuel made from agricultural resources such as vegetable oils. The Department of Energy’s Alternative Fueling Station Locator can help you locate both E85 and biodiesel fuel stations in your area.

Here you will find information on carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation sources, including information about transportation’s contribution to total GHG emissions, relevant EPA regulations, and what you can do to reduce your transportation emissions.
Transportation sources accounted for approximately 29 percent of total U.S. GHG emissions in 2006. Transportation is the fastest-growing source of U.S. GHGs, accounting for 47 percent of the net increase in total U.S. emissions since 1990. Transportation is also the largest end-use source of CO2, which is the most prevalent greenhouse gas. These estimates of transportation GHGs do not include emissions from additional lifecycle processes, such as the extraction and refining of fuel and the manufacture of vehicles, which are also a significant source of domestic and international GHG emissions.

Example of environmentally-friendly vehicles:
Honda Civic Hybrid
Toyota Prius Hybrid
Ford Escape Hybrid

For more information,visit:
http://www.livescience.com/globalwarming
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/basicinfo.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_3231_help-prevent-air.html
http://www.gru.com/OurEnvironment/GreenEnergy/gruGreen.jsp
http://www.gru.com/OurEnvironment/AirQuality/gruinformation.jsp

Assignment 2-presentation

Tools that have been used:
-Pen tool
-Basic shapes
-Pathfinder
-Symbol
-Warp

Effects that have been used:
-Gradient
-Mesh
-Shadow
-Transparency

sketch for assignment 2

Assignment 2-Reference

During mid-term break,assignment 2 just keep playing on my mind.The submission is on week 9;precisely,next week =(.I haven't started yet...

But,i do have some references for my assignments:






For my assignment 1,I chose pollution as the issue of awareness.So,for assignment 2 I need to stick with it.I need to draw something that is related to pollution.For example:Factory or industrial area.

My Assignment 1-The final result

After the presentation in the class,I edited my assignment.I used a brighter colours to enhance it.
Here is a brief description about my assignment :

My issue of awareness is air pollution.

I've chose an exclamation mark as the main symbol of my assignment.As we all know,exclamation mark is a symbol that reflected the awareness.
From my work,I would like to show that we must aware with the hazardous air pollution.The smokes from factories and vehicles give negative effect to our environment.

The globe which was covered with smokes symbolized that pollution is everywhere.

The chosen of colours for my symbol were based on the real environment.Most of them were dull and gloomy colours to represent impurity.I used gradient to make it looks better and eye-catching.

Assignment 1-How I did it?

Step 1:Firstly,I placed my sketch as a reference
Step 2:For making a semi-circle shape, I used a combination of ellipse and rectangle and then I cropped them using crop pathfinder.I also used pen tool to complete the shape as above.I used brush stroke to outline it.

Step 3:Thirdly,I used ellipse to make the globe and I added drop-shadow effect.

Step 4:The fourth step,I drew the factory and houses using pen tool.For the tall building,I used a combination of rectangle shapes.Then,I used variety of brush strokes.

Step 5:For car,I used pen tool,ellipse shape,rounded rectangle shape with outline pathfinder.Then,I grouped them together.

Step 6:I used intersect shape areas,rectangles and warp tool.

Step 7:Then, I used warp tool or specifically twirl tool to draw smokes.I also gave the smokes a touch of inner/outer glow and shadow effect.

Step 8:After that,I used ellipse shape and warp tool to make the patches on the globe.

Step 9:I used the same tools as in step 7 to make the smokes.As a final touch,I used flare tool to make the sun more lively.

Assignment 1 Presentation

my final sketch

Here's my final sketch:



Brief description bout my sketch:
I've chose air pollution as my issue of awareness.
The exclamation mark brings a meaning that we must aware with the hazardous air pollution.
You also can see the image of earth that is covered with fumes from factories and vehicles.=)

my 1st sketch

Here's my first sketch:

Some Pics for reference

Assignments

For MCG1014,there are 3 assignments that i need to complete.The main theme for the assignments is Global Warming.
Here's the details of the assignments:
Assignment 1-symbol of awareness
Assignment 2-cause & effect
Assignment 3-Poster

I've done some research on theme of the assignments,which is global warming.Below,are few links of the websites that i've been visited:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming
http://www.climatehotmap.org/
www.epa.gov/globalwarming/kids/

My first day for MCG tuto

Hi all
This is my first tutorial session for MCG1014 and my tutor is Mdm Ling.She is so helpful=)
I will use this blog to post all my works for this subject.