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Impact through displays

The advertising industry spends (“invests”) enormous amounts of money trying to influence our behaviour through posters and commercials. In schools, particularly in secondary schools, many of us can make more use of opportunities to influence students' attitudes and behaviour through what we display around the buildings. We can inform, encourage thoughtful reflection and have impact at little cost – and without being there ourselves.

IGC Award participants could help shape the thoughts and behaviour of their peers by finding, or making posters or other display materials for the school (fulfils the Advocacy, persuasion or promotion part of the Award.

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What about displaying this one near a waste bin or a photocopier?

Print it on A4 paper that has already been used.

http://graphicreflections.org/

(This is a website with a number of striking images by an Indian designer, Mayank Bhatnagar. Some of them relate specifically to India, while some, like the one above, are more general. If people wish to use some of the images they are asked to contact him directly. )

Or here are a few examples concerning water use in school.

One drop wasted - http://www.aquarium.co.za/images/sized/images/uploads/EDUCATION-FLYER---One-drop-_1-300x222.jpg

Billion people - http://www.solent.ac.uk/business-community/skillset/newsletter/new-archive/fighting-for-clean-water-in-the-developing-world.aspx

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs47/f/2009/212/b/c/Don__t_Waste_Water_by_lunarelegy.jpg

And a few on water to be used carefully:

http://themetapicture.com/clean-water/

http://www.peoplesniper.com/facebookview.php?id=2804

http://www.graphicart-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Smith_Marlena_Haitis_dream_of_clean_water.jpg

http://skeptisys.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/united-nations-children-fund-unicef-poster-to-bring-awareness-of-the-bad-water-urgency/

Here are a couple of posters designed by students for their schools:

Go to: http://www.glogster.com/jennifish/how-to-save-water-in-school/g-6m58oql9k9qhl4be61oc8a0

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