Visualising sustainability

Elena Turtas

Università degli Studi di Sassari Dipartimento di Architettura, Design e Urbanistica, currently student in the MA of Communication Design at Politecnico di Milano, Milan.

The key idea behind the project is to combine the language of infographics with the technique of pop up books to convey information about sustainability and the environmental protection

Merging the static appearance of the printed paper with the marvels of paper craft makes possible to change the relationship between author and reader, allowing a richer users involvment and participation.

The message becomes so more interactive, tactile and dynamic, and hopefully more effective and memorable. The project has been developed in four books tackling distinct, but strongly interconnected main problems: global warming, emissions, resources, forests, water, energy, food.