Thursday, June 07, 2012

[jules' pics] Logo

The boss asked for a logo for one of the two new Japanese climate mega-projects. This is our entry.


Now you can fully appreciate why I chose the scientist rather than graphic artist career path.

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Posted By Blogger to jules' pics at 6/07/2012 01:51:00 PM
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20 comments:

  1. James Annan7/6/12 6:01 am

    To fully appreciate your decision, surely we have to be shown an example of 30 mins of your scientific output for comparison :-)

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  2. Carrick7/6/12 7:06 am

    LOL.

    Are those supposed to be bloody spikes, or a bed of lava you're shoving the likeness of Gaia into?

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  3. jules7/6/12 7:20 am

    They are hot and dangerous pointy rocks which will surely puncture the planet. And it's not me doing the shoving, but "us".

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  4. Carrick7/6/12 8:29 am

    Now I see it! Much more dramatic! (And dark! I like it.)

    Now you've only to release the music video.

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  5. EliRabett7/6/12 9:53 am

    You draw xkcdd on your off days?

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  6. James Annan7/6/12 12:24 pm

    Either that, or read it in idle moments :-)

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  7. Vinny Burgoo8/6/12 12:05 am

    Why is the purple person still pushing?

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  8. jules8/6/12 1:33 am

    >Why is the purple person still pushing?

    Why do climate scientists still fly around the world to meetings?

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  9. James Annan8/6/12 1:42 am

    We don't know that we are definitely over the catastrophic tipping point of no return...so we'd better make sure!

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  10. Carrick8/6/12 3:02 am

    I thought the reason you used jet planes was because it takes too long to kayak from Tokyo to Honolulu.

    (See step #24)

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  11. James Annan8/6/12 3:23 am

    Not clear that it would actually save much fossil fuel, by the time you factor in the rescue!

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  12. jules8/6/12 3:31 am

    >I thought the reason you used jet planes was because it takes too long to kayak from Tokyo to Honolulu.

    No, it is because noone reads papers, so in order for our results to impinge on "the consensus" we have to fly round the world and ram the results into peoples brains multiple times. This really should be sorted out as noone is going to do anything about global warming unless the climate scientists actually start leading by example. Then again one might argue that this is not in our interests since it is the skepticism keeps us in business... Parasites, the lot of us...

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  13. guthrie8/6/12 2:46 pm

    POssibly what you need is international communication between climate scientists by videolink, email and letter. Then instead of flying around the world, if you need to know climate science you are referred to your local climatologist who will ram the information into your brain after travelling for a couple of hours by train.

    That way modern technology is made use of and there are fewer carbon emissions.

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  14. Carrick8/6/12 4:46 pm

    Can't speak for James and Jules, but we do all of those as well.

    What you can't reproduce is the environment at the restaurant after the meeting (where most of the kibitzing happens).

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  15. Steve Bloom9/6/12 12:03 am

    Ha, just saw the graphic which must have been the inspiration for this one. Sadly, your version is the obvious thought.

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  16. jules9/6/12 12:50 am

    Steve: We're in the dark. Please share...

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  17. Hank Roberts9/6/12 1:04 am

    National Planetary Exploration Car Wash & Bake Sale

    Category: Planetary Exploration
    Date: Saturday, June 9, 2012
    Location: US
    Web Site Address: http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~con/June9/PlanetaryCarWash.html

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  18. Steve Bloom9/6/12 7:40 am

    This, I had assumed. But maybe it was just one of those zeitgeist-tapping things, which is kind of a scary thought.

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  19. James Annan9/6/12 7:52 am

    That's amusing, I assumed you were going to point to this, which I actually had seen, but was not consciously thinking of, when I suggested the idea to jules.

    But in your version, the tiny man is pushing ineffectively in the wrong direction :-)

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  20. Vinny Burgoo13/6/12 8:24 pm

    JA: 'We don't know that we are definitely over the catastrophic tipping point of no return...so we'd better make sure!'

    Admirable zeal but it's a Health & Safety fail, I'm afraid. The tipping point is too close to the open edge and isn't properly marked. The pusher can't see over the object being pushed. The purpleness indicates over-exertion and possibly pregnancy, hence inappropriate personnel/task selection. There's no evidence of PPE. The pushed object is not on wheels. (61% of pushing and pulling injuries result from pushing or pulling an unwheeled object.) Worst of all, it's too late for the pusher to achieve the upright posture that is minimally necessary to overcome and reverse the momentum built up during the pushing operation, so precipitate proneness is now the only option - an operation with dangers of its own, especially during pregnancy.

    http://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/pushpull/risks.htm

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