OVERPOPULATION MAGAZINE ARTICLE INFOGRAPHICS ANISHA BHUJBAL VISUAL COMMUNICATION SEMESTER VII
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Originality Statement I, Anisha Bhujbal, certify that this work is of my own and that any ideas or quotations from the work of others are fully acknowledged. All work is to be kept confidential and cannot be used without written persmission from myself.
Disclaimer This documentation is intended solely for acadamic purposes,and no commercial use in any form is intended. While every care is taken to credit all sources,any exception to it is not intentional and is regretted. All content is original unless stated otherwise.
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Acknowledgement I would like to express my gratitude to the many people who saw and helped me learn through this assignment ; to Lolita Ma’am and Honey Ma’am who provided, talked things over, read, wrote, commented , allowed me to quote their remarks and assisted in the proofreading and the design. I would also like to thank my faculties for enabling me to choose the right subject as my topic. Above all I want to thank my mother and father, who supported and encouraged me inspite of all the time it took me away from them.
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Contents Summary Design Brief Brief Research Data Analysis Ideation Execution Conclusion Bibliography
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Summary
This design project is a self-initiated projects where in the idea was to to exercise explore creativity, experiment with techniques & come up with a suitable design solution, with full freedom to turn ideas into businesses or hypothetical commercial projects (even if the the goal isn’t profit). The project was to help us discover our creative work and try out a hand at something new
The topic selected for this project was Overpopulation. Through extensive research and data gathering the final out come was to create an infographic poster acknowlinging the hazards and providing solutions for the overpopulation phenomenon.
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Design Brief
Overpopulation is an undesirable condition where the number of existing human population exceeds the carrying capacity of Earth. It is a problem that has only been intensifying over the years. It leads to overpopulation include the increased demand for resources such as fresh water and food, starvation and malnutrition, consumption of natural resources (such as fossil fuels) faster than the rate of regeneration, and a deterioration in living conditions. Despite of its alarming effects in the
environment the situation still remains unaddressed or fully acknowledged in todays world. Visuals stick in the long-term memory and improve comprehension, it also an help the audience understand the significance of data. With the help of visual data dealing with overpopulations and its ills on the plant, people can be made aware about its effects and consequences so as to take steps and precautions for a better tomorrow.
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Brief Research
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Climate Change A change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels.
Climate Change and Overpopulation Overpopulation is a root cause of climate change. The links between the two problems are undeniable, and reducing the rate of population growth is crucial to bringing global warming under control. But governments and international organizations are reluctant even to acknowledge overpopulation as an important factor in diagnosing the problem. More People = More Greenhouse Gases Overpopulation = overconsumption.
More People = More Greenhouse Gases Overpopulation = Overconsumption
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Causes
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Poverty
Poor Contraceptive Use
Poverty is believed to be the leading cause of overpopulation. A lack of educational resources, coupled with high death rates leading to higher birth rates, result in impoverished areas seeing large booms in population. The effect is so extensive that the UN has predicted that the forty-eight poorest countries in the world are also likely to be the biggest contributors to population growth. Their estimates state that the combined population of these countries is likely to balloon to 1.7 billion in 2050, from 850 million in 2010
Though the availability of contraceptives is widespread in developed countries, poor planning on both partners’ parts can lead to unexpected pregnancies. Statistics have shown that in Great Britain 76% of women aged between 16 and 49 used at least one form of contraceptive, leaving a quarter open to unexpected pregnancies. This issue is exacerbated in underdeveloped areas. A study by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that this usage figure drops to 43% in countries that are blighted by issues like poverty,
which leads to higher birth rates. Child Labor As distressing as it may be to hear, child labor is still used extensively in many parts of the world. UNICEF estimates that approximately 150 million children are currently working, primarily in countries that have few child labor laws. This can result in children being seen as a source of income by impoverished families. Furthermore, children who begin work too young also lose the educational opportunities they should be granted, particularly
when it comes to birth control.
rates by over two to one in modern times.
Reduced Mortality Rates
Fertility Treatment
Improvement in medical technology has led to lower mortality rates for many serious diseases. Particularly dangerous viruses and ailments such as polio, smallpox and measles have been practically eradicated by such advances. While this is positive news in many ways, it also means that people are living longer than ever before. This “delay” in the cycle of life and death has led to birth rates outstripping death
Though it only plays a minor role in comparison to the other causes of overpopulation, improved fertility treatments have made it possible for more people to have children. The number of women using various fertility treatments has been on the rise since their inception. Now most have the option of conceiving children, even if they may not have been able to do so without such treatments. Immigration Unchecked immigration
into countries may lead to overpopulation to the point where those countries no longer have the required resources for their population. This is particularly problematic in countries where immigration numbers far exceed emigration numbers. In some cases, immigrants may be attempting to escape overpopulation in their own countries, only to contribute to the same issues in the countries they move to. However, data also exists to show the immigration can bolster economies, with the effect in the UK being particularly pronounced.
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Efftects
Lack of Water Overpopulation creates greater demand on the world’s freshwater supplies. As only roughly 1% of the world’s water is fresh and accessible, this creates a major issue. Some estimates state that human demand for fresh water will stand at approximately 70% of what is available on the planet by 2025. This will place those living in impoverished areas that already have limited access to such water at great risk. Lower Life Expectancy While higher life expectancy is leading to
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increases in population in developed countries, lower life expectancy may be caused by the booms in population that less developed nations are experiencing. A large proportion of the world’s population growth occurs in less developed countries. This stretches the resources these countries have thinner resulting in less access to medical care, fresh water, food and jobs, all resulting in a fall in life expectancy. Extinction The effect of overpopulation on the world’s wildlife is also a major issue. As demand
for land grows, so too does the destruction of natural habitats, such as forests. Some scientists warn that if present trends continue, as many as 50% of the world’s wildlife species will be at risk of extinction. Data has also been collected to show that there is a direct link between increases in human population and decreases in the number of species on the planet. Resource Consumption As the population grows, so too does the amount of resources needed to keep so many people alive. Food, water and fossil fuels are all being consumed at record rates, placing greater
demands on producers and the planet itself. Ironically, it is the discovery of many of these natural resources – particularly fossil fuels – that have contributed to conditions that are favorable to population growth. A study has shown that the world’s ecosystem changed more rapidly in the latterhalf of the twentieth century than at any other point in history because of increased use of these resources. Increased Intensive
practices have evolved to produce enough food to feed larger numbers of people. However, intensive farming methods also cause damage to local ecosystems and the land, which may pose problems in the future. Furthermore, intensive farming is also considered a major contributor to climate change due to the machinery required. This effect will likely intensify if the population continues to grow at its current rate.
Farming As population has grown over the years, farming
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Solutions
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Better Sex Education
Access to Contraceptives
Changes in Policy
A lack of sex education – or poorly-implemented education – has led to overpopulation issues in many countries. The issue is so pronounced that the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is calling for improvements to be made, particularly in poorer areas of the world. Better education will help people understand more about the potential consequences of having sex as they relate to child birth. It will also do away with many of the myths that surround the sexual act and introduce scientifically-proven methods of birth control.
Access to birth control must go hand-in-hand with better sex education. After all, without it people cannot put what they have learned into practice. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that 225 million women who are living in the developing countries would prefer to postpone giving birth but are not using any form of contraception. Many organizations, such as the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), also support improving access to contraceptives.
Many nations offer rewards, whether in the form of financial incentives or increased benefits, to those who have more children. This may lead to some couples having more children than they otherwise would if they needed to worry about the financial consequences. This is a difficult issue to confront. China’s “OneChild’ policy was recently abandoned, in part, because of the restrictions it placed on freedom, and it is likely that similar policies would be seen as equally restrictive. Education on the Subject
Anthropocene
While a number of organizations exist to provide schools with curricula and teaching materials to cover the subject of overpopulation, it is still a subject that is not covered in schools as well as it should be. This education should extend beyond talking about sex and into the global consequences of overpopulation. Dialog about the subject needs to be more open, with sites like debate.org offering useful resources that allow the issue to be confronted rationally.
Human activity has fundamentally changed our planet. Existence on every continent has directly affected at least 83% of the planet’s viable land surface. It has impacted in influincing everything from the makeup of ecosystems to the geochemistry of Earth, from the atmosphere to the ocean. Many scientists define this time in the planet’s history by the scale of human influence, and label it as a new geological epoch called the Anthropocene.
No matter when it began, the concept of the Anthropocene is significant. It highlights the scale of our impact on Earth. By defining a new geological epoch, we are declaring that the impact of our activities is global and irreversible. It allows us to unite many different discussions regarding the state of the planet, from climate change to loss of biodiversity to environmental degradation, by identifying the one thing they have in common: they have all been affected by human influence. The Anthropocene also allows us to reexamine the relationship between humans and the rest of the natural world. There has been a long-standing narrative of humanity and
nature being separate; some believe that we should be the caretakers or stewards of the natural world, while others urge us to leave the environment alone and let nature run its course. But human activity is intrinsically linked to nature, and is part of it. From the land we live on to the resources we use to the trash we throw away, everything we do is tied into and impacts our surroundings. The concept of the Anthropocene underlines this fact by defining the environment based on the interactive effects of our influence. The only question now becomes how we can shape our activities so our impact on the environment is intentional and leads to meaningful outcomes. 16
Infographics
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, an infographic) is “a visual representation of information or data”. But the meaning of an infographic is something much more specific. An infographic is a collection of imagery, charts, and minimal text that gives an easy-to-understand overview of a topic.
Infographics are great for making complex information easy to digest. They can be helpful anytime you want to: * Provide a quick overview of a topic * Explain a complex process * Display research findings or survey data * Summarize a long blog post or report * Compare and contrast multiple options * Raise awareness about an issue or cause Why infographics? The goal with an infographic is to provide value to the audience. Infographics will simply
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help promote the cause, effects and solutions for overpopulation in order for the contribution of raising awareness in society for a better future. Often the use of infographics is seen in a lot of campaigns. Infographics contain a lot of researchfocused information by quoting several sources. By the help of these researches and design, infographics form an effective way to transmit topics like “environmental issues and what to do about them”, to the target population
Magazine
National Geographic Magazine National Geographic (formerly the National Geographic Magazine and branded also as NAT GEO) is the official magazine of the National Geographic Society. It has been published continuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded.
Controlling interest in the magazine has been held by The Walt Disney Company since 2019.
It primarily contains articles about science, geography, history, and world culture. The magazine is known for its thick square-bound glossy format with a yellow rectangular border and its extensive use of dramatic photographs.
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Potential Audience
Local Communities NGOs Policy Markers Pvt Sector Actors Socail Media Influencers Leaders College students Age 17-50 years Gender Male and Female Educational background Higly Literate Occupation Climate Ativists Nature/ Wildlife Enthusiasts
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As per the guidlines of Nat Geo’s Media Kit Guidelines
Article Why We Won’t Acknowledge The Mammoth In The Room -Purva Variyar
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Data Analysis
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Overpopulation Overpopulation is an undesirable condition where the numbers of existing human population exceeds the carrying capacity Overpopulation is a situation where too many people live in a location than a space, that economic and natural resourcs ca sustain.
Anthropocene The period during which human activities have had an environmental impact on the earth regarded as consistently a distinct geological age . Earth’s most geological time period as being human influnced or anthropogenic, based on overwheming global evidence that atmospheric, geological, hydrological, biospheric and other earth system processes are now attracted by humans Anthropocene is the new epoch which scientists say we have significantly altered the earth through human activity .
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Causes Immigration It is the act of coming to libe in a foreigncountry Gender Imbalance Over Crowding Disagreement between different religions Advancement in Medicine Threat of physical detoriation of mankind Loss of Natural Immunity to infectious ills Weakning of ability to with stand disasters Lack of family planning Induced abortions; Unplanned pregnancies Spreat of STIs Increase in domestic waste
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Fertility treatment technlogy IVF (In Virto Fertilization) Psychological Side Effects Rise in premature and low birth weight rates Unsuccessful treatments cause multiple pregnancies
Effects Loss of fresh water -By 2050 more than half of the world population will be facing water based vulnerabilty -by 2030 nearly half of the world’s population will be living in areas of acute water shortage -The planet is already amidst a global water crisis -water is being consumed 10x faster than it is being replenished Species Extintion -Humans are causing the greatest mass extinction of other species since dinosaures -IF the current trends continue half of all plant
and animal species on earth will be exinct as a result of climate change, habitate loss, pollution, acidifyingof oceans, invasive spcies, over fishing and poaching. -Humanity is losing 30,000 species per year which is faster than new species can evolve Depletion of natural resources -Unavailability of resources may cause forced migration -Rise in price of resources - Increase in pollution -16 kilos of resources extracted from earth and used regularly -Oil will only last for another 50 years
Increased habitat loss -Rainforests once covered 14% of the earth’s land surface, now they barely cover 6% and experts estimate that the remaining rainforests will be consumed in the less than 40 years -Dues to warming temperatures, pollution and acidifying oceans 30% of oceans reefs have vanished since 1980 i. Half of the reefs in the Carrebian ii. 90% reefs in the philipines and iii. Australia’s great barrier reef may be dead by 2050 and all the coral reefs will be gone by the end of the century -in 4-30 years Arctic Summers will become ice free
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Ideation
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Wireframes
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Exeution ideas and elements
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Refrences
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Variations
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Fonts
Bebas Neue Regular
Headings:
Colure Palllete
Tw Cent
Body copy:
The idea was for the posters to create a screaming effect on the audiance. To make the readers sense the urgency in the situation. A contrast between red and earthy purple was to create the loud effect. The text is in beige to so as it harmonises with the contrasting colours.
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Execution
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Final
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Mock Up
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Conclusion
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The conclusion after undertaking this project is that overpopulation is an important topic for environmental health. Overpopulation is one of the most important problems humanity is facing today. Our planet’s health and wellness is being affected by the overpopulation of people on the planet. Overpopulation affects all of us as scarcity of food will increase, pollution will increase and global warming will become even more of a problem. With more and more people putting a strain on the planet, there are only resources for a limited time .Measures must be taken to curb population growth.
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Bibliography
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ guides/zkg82hv/revision/5 https://www.all4kids.org/2016/11/15/ benefits-adopting-child/ https://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/ document.php?id=cqresrre1958062300 https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causeseffects-solutions-of-overpopulation.php https://grist.org/article/humans-cause-climatechange-do-we-just-need-fewer-humans/ https://www.magellantv.com/articles/ overpopulation-in-the-era-of-climate-change https://populationmatters.org/ campaigns/anthropocene http://humanorigins.si.edu/research/age-humansevolutionary-perspectives-anthropocene https://venngage.com/blog/what-is-an-infographic/
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