THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is the largest of the five offshore plastic accumulation zones in the world’s oceans. It is located halfway between Hawaii and California. The GPGP covers an estimated surface area of 1.6 million square kilometers, an area twice the size of Texas or three times the size of France. Shockingly, most people are unaware of the GPGP and the extreme damage it is causing to our environment and marine life. The purpose of these poster is to bring attention to this contemporary issue while using inspiration from a piece of historic graphic design. Milton Glaser is an American graphic designer and illustrator focusing on typography and the total design of visual communications. Glaser’s 1996 Art Is poster’s use of bold images provided the inspiration for the GPGP posters. Using shocking images of the destruction caused by the GPGP, the viewer will become engaged and read the information provided to spread awareness about this global issue.