Tom Armstrong created a campaign focused on stopping ocean pollution. His main goals were to gain worldwide attention and raise awareness of the issue. He produced logos, posters, merchandise and other materials to communicate his message. Through testing and feedback, Armstrong found that simpler, less graphic designs were most effective at clearly conveying his message to all audiences while remaining appropriate for his target demographic of people of all ages.

1. Evaluation
Tom Armstrong

2. Campaign focus
The main focus of my campaign was to gain the attention of a world wide
audience in order to stop the amount of pollution in our seas. Throughout my
ideas I used a range of methods to ensure that the main focus of my
campaign was achieved. This being the use of direct text on the posters, the
use of some dull and dark colors. I feel that the style of graphics I used for my
work allows it to be viewed by all audiences (of all ages).

3. Are your finished pieces fit for their
intended purpose?
The first thing I created for my campaign was the
logos. The first design (shown on the right) originally
included an image of some waves, but after further
development I decided to use a more simple design
design for the wave feature (logo at the bottom).
The reason for this is so that the logo could be easily
recognized and recreated. I feel that this new and
simpler design works a lot better than the original
image. Due to the corrections made to give me the
simpler design, I was able to simplify this logo even
more to give me my final product.

4. Are your finished pieces fit for their
intended purpose?
My final logo design has worked very well, it provides a simple and recognizable design. I feel
that a simple logo works a lot better than a more complicated design. The logo is also
designed in a way that if needed could be reconstructed. For example, if there was limited
room the logo may be shortened (by removing some of the blue waves on the left side or
the ‘save our seas’ text could be removed, and the logo would be still be recognizable due to
the patter of the blue waves).
As my campaign was focused upon the oceans, I created a simple wave feature on the logo. I
changed the colors of the waves to blue to signify that it represents the sea. To ensure that
people were able to make out what the campaign was about just from looking at the logo, I
added the campaigns name ‘ Save our seas’. The text upon the logo could be shortened,
leaving the first letter of each word to make ‘SOS’, which signifies a distress signal.

5. Are your finished pieces fit for their
intended purpose?
I have created a range of posters to suit my campaign.
The style of the posters include a selection of
rotoscoping, shape merging and drawings. This was my
first poster I designed, at first (first draft of this poster)
the poster felt very limited to the amount within it. So to
counter this I further added more images to each side of
the poster. I feel that now I have added more into the
poster the overall look is a lot better. I do feel that the
poster could still be built up with images upon either
side, but from what I have done the poster still shows
the effect ocean pollution is having upon the oceans.
The aim behind the poster is to make the audience
think. The poster is designed to show what the seas
should look like versus what they look like after they
have been polluted. A poster such as this could be
viewed by audiences of all ages.

6. Are your finished pieces fit for their
intended purpose?
This is the second poster I created. For this poster I went
for a darker theme in order to show the damage ocean
pollution is having on not just the ocean but the air as
well. I did this by adding a darker shade of color to the
poster. This poster went through multiple changes but I
feel that the final outcome has worked very well in
presenting the direct message I wanted.
Again the aim of this poster was to try and get the
audiences attention. I used a direct line of text to make
the audience feel as though they are involved in ocean
pollution. This is a very direct poster.

7. Are your finished pieces fit for their
intended purpose?
For this poster I wanted to display a less direct yet
impactful message into the poster. For the poster I
redrew and altered the colors of a bottle and used this
as the main subject. I used a title that was less direct
but would still get the attention of an audience.
Throughout all my poster I added the logo of the
campaign, I did this so that people are able to make the
link of the poster to the campaign and if they wanted
to further look into the campaign they would have the
logo to look up.

8. Are your finished pieces fit for their
intended purpose?
This is some my merchandise, for the merchandise I
wanted to keep them at simple designs as I feel this
would have worked a lot better than making them busy.
For the phone cases I kept them minimalistic by using
the logo in different ways. I attempted to put one of my
posters onto a phone case but I felt it was too busy and
didn’t work as well as the simpler designs.
However I feel that the mugs have not worked as well as
the phone cases did. The mugs present the logo nicely
but I was limited to the amount I could with them. I
attempted to implement the poster designs onto them
but the it became so busy that the main message was
unclear. This is yet another reason as to why I feel the
simpler designs have worked much better.

9. Are your finished pieces fit for their
intended purpose?
I have created a variety of shirt designs of which I feel have
worked well. I feel that the poster designs work very well upon the
t shirts. On the t-shirts I used different shades of blue to represent
the sea. I tried to keep the amount of text on the t-shirts to a
minimum as the aim of the t-shirts was to inform people of the
campaign (achieved by just presenting the logo). I got inspiration
for the t-shirts from a pre existing company called ‘Surfers against
sewage’.

10. Are your finished pieces fit for their
intended purpose?
For the final element of the merchandise I created two hoodies. The one
displayed on the left uses two of my logo designs. The logo placed on the
front is the main logo whereas the one placed on the back is just a leftover
logo that didn’t make it to the final one. I still used it because I like the design
and thought it would work well as just a design. However for the hoodie on
the right I used a design from the posters. I feel this works well and doesn’t
appear too busy n the front of the hoodie. I put the logo onto the back of this
hoodie as I felt it was necessary to include the logo somewhere on the
hoodie.

11. Are your finished pieces fit for their
intended purpose?
I feel that to a certain extent my posters are similar to these posters on the right. They follow the
same style with the use of the waves. They also follow a similar graphic tone with the use of the
rotoscoped images. I feel that these posters could also be viewed by the same audience as my
posters would be viewed by. I feel as thought these posters (along with mine) present a direct
message that targets the audiences attention. These posters use images of the pollution within the
oceans, this is similar to what I have done. I feel that using this imagery Is a good way to present the
effect that throwing waste into the oceans is having.

12. Do they communicate your message
clearly?
I wanted t ensure that my message (to stop ocean
pollution) was clear within my work. I feel that it is most
clear within my posters as they present more text tan
the other sections of work. I feel that my posters are
informative and grab the audiences attention.
To ensure that my posters would communicate my
message clearly I took inspiration from a pre-existing
company similar to mine. I took inspiration from ‘Surfers
against sewage’ as their campaigns have been very
successful and communicated very well to gain a large
audience. My posters are not as graphic as their posters
are, but I do feel that they portray the message near just
as well. Using inspiration from this pre-existing company
worked well in allowing me to communicate my message
clearly.

13. Do they communicate your message
clearly?
This was the response from the
first question I asked, I got a
100% yes answer to my
question, Showing that my work
does communicate the message
clearly. A comment that came
with an answer was ‘Text and
images clearly convey this point’.

14. Are they appropriate for your target
audience?
My target audience is people of all ages, that have little knowledge of ocean
pollution. I feel that my work is appropriate for my target audience. I feel that
because I didn’t use graphic imagery I was able t achieve this target audience.
Originally my target audience was going to be people over the age of 16 as I
was going to use more direct messages within the posters and I didn’t want to
offend people of a younger age, but I felt that having a less graphic and less
direct tone within the imagery I would be able to focus on an all age target
audience. I did try a more graphic route by adding darker tones and much
more direct text but I felt as thought it would be just as effective as a more
subtle approach would've had.

15. Are they appropriate for your target
audience?
I asked the question ‘Do you think my work is suitable for all ages?’. I got a
100% answer of yes. A comment upon this was ‘No use of violent vocabulary
or imagery’. This is what I wanted as I was aiming for a target audience of all
ages.
Overall I feel that the campaign I have designed is suitable for my target
audience.

16. Are they appropriate for your target
audience?
My target audience is similar to these posters presented
on the right. Both my posters and theirs include colors of a
lighter tone, no direct/violent text or graphic imagery. The
graphics style used is very similar to the style I chose, I
chose this style as I felt it worked a lot better and would
contribute to me being able to lower my target audience
age range. A style such as this one doesn’t contain
anything that would offend anyone and is therefor a safe
option to go with in order to ensure you reach your target
audience.

17. Compare and contrast your original intentions
with the outcomes you arrived at
My original intentions were to have a more graphic and direct theme to my
work. I later changed my intentions and I thought that a less direct and less
graphic style would work just as well if not better. I originally included darker
tones and more direct text upon my posters. I originally decided upon a logo
that was more technical and didn’t include the campaigns name, after further
designs I decided that for my final design it should be simple and should
include the campaigns name.
I also wanted to focus more upon changing peoples attitudes towards ocean
pollution. This changed throughout the production stage, I later decided that
focusing on raising awareness would be a lot more beneficial and would tie
into keeping my target audience at a lower age.

18. How effective are the techniques you
have used?
I feel that the techniques used in my work have
been effective. As stated before, I asked the
question ‘would you say my work conveys the
message clearly’. Form this I got a 100% answer of
yes. This allows me to feel confident in saying that
my techniques have been effective. I further asked
the question ‘is the content effective’, where I
again got a 100% answer of yes. This backs up the
effectiveness of my techniques.
I used a range of techniques in my work, such as
the use of designing my work to fit the criteria of
all age ranges. The use of directing my text within
the posters to the audience was an effective
technique in gaining more attention.

19. How effective are the techniques you
have used?
I feel that the use of less direct text upon some of my
posters was very effective. I chose to have a less direct
line of text in order to provide facts instead of attempting
to gain attention through making the audience feel
responsible. I do feel this style was effective but it would
have only worked upon certain posters.
Whereas I also feel that a poster with a direct line of text
is very effective. Both techniques work well, just in
separate ways. Direct text may be presented to audiences
of an older age compared to less direct text.

20. Is the content effective?
(comparisons)
I feel that the content of my work is effective, with
the posters displaying the problems with ocean
pollution. I used facts to ensure that the audience
understood the campaign clearly. I asked the
question ‘Is the content effective’ and I gained a
100% answer of yes. With the answers telling me
that the work is effective and successful.
I feel that the logo is very effective with presenting
what the campaign is about, with the use of the
blue stripes (representing the waves of the ocean)
along with the campaigns name next to it.

21. Is the content effective?
(comparisons)
Comparing my poster to a poster made for the Surfers Against
Sewage campaign, I feel that my posters took a much more
lighter approach to gaining he attention of the audience. My
original posters were going to be based for people of an older
age range but after trails I decided a lighter approach would
be more suitable for what I was wanting to achieve. The
surfers against sewage posters have gone for a much more
graphic approach in order to grab the audiences attention.
The poster created by surfers against sewage will be aimed to
a different age group than my posters are. However they have
been very successful with this more graphic approach.
The graphic styles used in the posters are very different, as
the poster designed for the surfers against sewage is a lot
more realistic whereas mine has a more cartoonist style to
get the attention of a younger audience.
Overall I feel that although my poster is very different to the
poster for the surfers against sewage it is still just as effective.
Only both the posters are presented in totally different ways.

22. What impact do you think your advertising
campaign will have on the public?
I feel that my advertising campaign will have a positive impact upon the public.
Hopefully the advertising campaign will be able to change people views upon ocean
pollution. It might change how people act, this being people recycling more instead
of dumping their waste. The facts provided upon my advertising campaign should
inform people about the problems of ocean pollution, allowing them to think about
ways in which they are able to help reduce the amount of waste within the oceans.
The overall impact on the public should be positive. From feedback I have received, I
am informed that the campaign has been successful and effective in presenting the
message across to the public.
I don’t see any reason for my campaign having a negative effect on the public as I
have been very careful in presenting my imagery and text used.
My campaign ahs been influenced by pre-existing campaigns and company's set up
specifically to help reduce the pollution in the oceans. The ones that influenced my
work had previously been very successful in creating a positive impact on the public.

23. What are the technical and aesthetic
qualities of your work?
I used a mixture of both technical and aesthetic qualities within my work.
All my posters were placed onto an A3 size page in Photoshop. The graphic
style was the main technical quality of my work as it allowed for originality to
be implemented. The graphic style used also allows for an aesthetic quality to
my work. Due to the less graphic approach to my work, I now that this quality
is very successful for younger ages. The font and colors I used for the text is
another technical and aesthetic quality to my work. I attempted to keep the
colors and fonts the same throughput all my work to ensure that the
campaign was recognizable through these elements.

24. What are the technical and aesthetic
qualities of your work?
I implemented a range of technical and aesthetic quality's
into my posters. These being the graphic style of the
posters, I used the ‘Polygonal Lasso tool’ to allow me to
rotoscope images. After rotoscoping the images I was hen
able to change the colors to my choice and alter the strokes
and shadowing. For some of the imagery I used the pen
tool to redraw pre-existing images to get a more aesthetical
look. For the text I placed it into a bold black color in order
for it to stand out form the blue background. The waves
were created from using the magnetic lasso tool in order to
rotoscope them, form there I changed the colors to a
deeper blue. I finally added a gradient over the sky and
waves to give a grey and polluted aesthetic to the poster.

25. What are the technical and aesthetic
qualities of your work?
This poster is a lot more simple compared to the previous
one, it includes less technical and aesthetic quality’s due
to the more simple design. I used a plain blue color for the
background to give a bright aesthetic to show the natural
color of an ocean. I then applied a grey cloud over the
section of the bottle to demonstrate that's what effect the
pollution is having on the oceans.
However the text upon this poster has been altered to
give a different technical effect. For the text ‘940,000’ I
enlarged it and placed it into a red color. I did this to draw
the audiences attention to that section. However the logo
is kept the same.

26. What are the technical and aesthetic
qualities of your work?
This posters uses a range of technical and aesthetic
quality's. I added a mixture of rotoscoped, drawn
and stock images into this poster to allow for a busier
feel. On one side of the image I kept to a more
natural ocean aesthetic whereas on the opposite
side I went for a polluted aesthetic (to show the
effects its having on the oceans).
There is minimal text upon this poster. I wanted to
create a more open feel by keeping the poster to a
more imagery majority.
However the logo is kept the same and kept to the
top of the poster.

27. What are the technical and aesthetic
qualities of your work?
I created some merchandise that my work had been
added too. I wanted to keep my merchandise designs
simple and try to not over complicate the designs on
them. As this was my goal, not many technical elements
were implemented into my merchandise other than
resizing and altering the colors to match with the
background color of the phone case (as I already had
created the images used in the merchandise).Fro some
of my merchandise I copied over the work from my
posters to place onto the merchandise and due to the
size difference I had to resize a lot of my work.
Although I do feel that the merchandise does come with
an aesthetical bonus due to the colors and imagery.