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This World Ocean Day, we ran a poster competition for people under 25: ‘Design your Ocean‘.
Selecting the winners wasn’t easy – there’s an Ocean of talent out there.

WE HAVE THE POWER TO DESIGN THE OCEAN WE WANT

The world is by design.
We’re designing a better one. A bluer one.

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Get to know/ get in touch with the winners

We challenged young designers (under 25) to create a poster that:

 

– Captures the attention of a moving audience
– Empowers the viewer to take Ocean action
– Has a powerful, memorable design.

 

 

We received 31 entries.
Our expert judging panel selected 3 winners.

 

 

Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to our winners (in no particular order) Eeman Ariké Lawal, Haleema Aziz, and Amy McPherson.

 

 

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Winners Spotlight

  • Design your Ocean Winner Eeman Ariké Law_al

    Behind the poster:
    Eeman Ariké Lawal

    Eemam is a 19 year-old Nigerian artist undertaking an undergraduate in Illustration and anticipates graduating in 2025.

     

    She took part mainly because she liked the brief, and because she has close friends who appreciate and love marine life.

     

     

    Inspiration:

     

    The poster answers the question people often ask regarding Ocean conservation: “Why should we care?”

     

    Plastic pollution doesn’t just affect marine life and the environment but also affects us.

     

     

    Connect with the designer:

     

    Portfolio. Instagram.

    Mediums: Digital & traditional art using gouache, watercolour and acrylics.

  • Design your Ocean Winner Haleema Aziz

    Behind the poster:
    Haleema Aziz

    Haleema is a 22-year-old student who got her start in design writing all her notes on her iPad, with detailed anatomy drawings.

     

    She started taking art seriously after receiving love from her peers for her notes, and created a small business which is booming! She feels blessed and forever grateful that her study notes got her here.

     

     

    Inspiration:

     

    Her inspiration is the increasing levels of pollution and waste in our Ocean.

     

    There is a growing need for individuals to take action and raise awareness. She is committed to making a positive difference and doing her part to protect the world we live in and love.

     

     

    Connect with the designer:

     

    Website. Instagram.

    Mediums: Procreate and Adobe creative cloud.

  • Design your Ocean Winner Amy McPherson

    Behind the poster:
    Amy McPherson

    Amy is a 23-year-old designer who creates tactile mixed media illustrations for publishing and editorial contexts, using traditional media as well as printmaking processes and (occasionally) digital drawing.

     

    Reoccurring themes within her work include film, food and figurative character-based motifs. She enjoys working with stories, fiction and non-fiction, and bringing them to life in engaging ways through illustration

     

     

    Inspiration:

     

    She aimed to communicate the issue of Ocean plastic pollution by collaging fish with plastic bags [and playing on a sensational slogan], to drive home what is causing so much damage.

     

    Connect with the designer:

     

    Website. Instagram.

    Mediums: Illustration, collage, printmaking, mixed media.

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