The Billboard Earthbag project provides a new interpretation of sustainable environmental graphic design wherein the act of composition is simultaneously a gesture of sustainability. The Billboard Earthbag Project envisions using billboard vinyl as an alternative material for earthbags. Polyvinylchloride (PVC) or vinyl, a virtually indestructible, UV-resistant material that cannot be incinerated because of the toxic gases it would emit, represents a substantial portion of the PVC in the world’s overburdened landfills.
Because of its durability and imperviousness to the sun and other elements, billboard PVC is an ideal material for reuse.
Juror Award (SEGD 2009 Design Award)
Norman Lee and Charles Houser
Charles Houser
