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Apartheid Museum: 13%

Apartheid Museum: 13%
Your rating: None Average: 7.3 (12 votes)

During Apartheid eighteen million people were forced to live on only thirteen percent of South Africa’s land.
4.5 million were given 87%

Advertising Agency: Grey South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
Executive Creative Director / Art Director: Mike Barnwell
Copywriter: Jack Malepa
Published: June 2008

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Guest | Fri, 2008-10-17 05:15

COOL

cmotan's picture 96 pencils
cmotan | Fri, 2008-10-17 06:23

clever

jsantanaxp's picture 421 pencils
jsantanaxp | Fri, 2008-10-17 07:47

yep, i like.

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iT-iS-i's picture 1721 pencils
iT-iS-i | Fri, 2008-10-17 06:34

Stands out. Nice.

Bath yourself in gold-dust then i'll believe you're filthy rich.

:: Put your ears against the ground so i can walk over what you heard::

Dale's picture 376 pencils
Dale | Fri, 2008-10-17 06:40

Nice concept and it's striking in just using typography and copy.

I do quibble with the execution a tad though. I would prefer it if it actually looked like 13% and 87% rather than a smidgen in the corner. It's a quibble, but hey, you brought up the numbers.

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Grrrr's picture 276 pencils
Grrrr | Fri, 2008-10-17 07:31

Were given? By whom? God?

Tuyo Jydtep

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Guest | Fri, 2008-10-17 08:38

The apartheid regime aka government. Learn your history, you ignorant...

Nice piece.

When light is plenty, bright shadows loom.

Guest commenter's picture
Guest | Fri, 2008-10-17 08:40

The apartheid regime aka government. Learn your history you ignorant...

Nice piece, was it a once off?

When light is plenty, bright shadows loom.

CR_AD's picture 413 pencils
CR_AD | Fri, 2008-10-17 09:09

Yes it's very clever ! cool

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luispedromendezb's picture 530 pencils
luispedromendezb | Fri, 2008-10-17 10:05

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very cool ....

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BOOBJOB LOOBCANNON's picture 1872 pencils
BOOBJOB LOOBCANNON | Fri, 2008-10-17 11:13

I quite like this. Makes you think. Powerful.

We're going to need more lube.

Haqqi's picture 19 pencils
Haqqi | Sat, 2008-10-18 00:56

I'm forced to read that box on the top-left corner....

floydeepurple's picture 349 pencils
floydeepurple | Sat, 2008-10-18 06:17

Smart, Simple & Nice. Actually, great.

brndnrap8's picture 170 pencils
brndnrap8 | Sat, 2008-10-18 12:38

Squishy type.. mmmmmmmm

http://www.sharkcountry.blogspot.com/

Mauro Mendes Dornelas's picture 9 pencils
Mauro Mendes Dornelas | Mon, 2008-10-20 08:52

very good

mk's picture
Guest | Wed, 2008-10-22 06:48

crap crap crap

renzz's picture 231 pencils
renzz | Sun, 2008-10-26 23:22

Nice! Really good!

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iT-iS-i's picture 1721 pencils
iT-iS-i | Mon, 2009-03-30 05:07
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saw this a while ago, still quite a stunner...

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