Front cover of a publication with the title 'Our house is on fire', set above a photo of Eart coloured red, orange and yellow.
Inside spread of a publication, showing Greta Thunberg on a black background with a small passage of text set beside her head.

This university project was an editorial challenge to explore how word and image can be used together to create meaning.

I chose Greta Thunberg’s iconic speech from the 2019 World Economic Forum in order to highlight the urgency of the climate crisis.

The inflamed planet on the cover is ambiguous at first, but takes a toll once the reader realises it is their own.

Inside spread of a publication, showing text atop a full bleed image of the Mackenzie river, coloured red, orange, and yellow.
Inside spread of a publication, showing text alongside a photo of a young activist holding up a sign that reads 'Expect resistance!'

A game of tennis between red hot and ice cold spreads represents the images as problems and solutions; wrestling between a sense of urgency and a desperation of hope.

Loud and disruptive display typography is used as a method of visual shouting that forces the reader to work to understand the message; a reflection of the demanding nature of the emergency.

Inside spread of a publication showing text alongisde a photo of people lying on the ground in a 'death' protest against climate crisis inaction.
Inside spread of a publication showing text reading 'I want you to panic', sat atop a photo of Greta Thunberg making eye contact with the camera.
Back cover of a publication showing text alongside the edge of the Earth coloured red, orange, and yellow.

Photos included within the graphics on this page were taken from various external sources. All such content is copyright of the original owner and is used here for academic demonstration purposes only, as part of a university coursework project.