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Wikipedia - Musician

Wikipedia - Musician by quartermane.
Posters for the Wikidpedia campaign.

Many people tend to view Wikipedia as an unreliable source of information because anyone can edit entries on the website.

Our concept was to present an everyday person as an "expert" on a specific subject in order to show that whether the information comes from a university professor or from an avid gamer, it is still reliable.

Each piece shows a straight view of each persona and a mind map of their thought process. We felt this approach humanizes the experience of Wikipedia.

The campaign consists of three magazine ads, two posters, one t-shirt, one direct mailer, and a tv-spot (not shown).

Our tag reads: "I [edit] wikipedia"

The brackets around the word "edit" are a reference to the brackets around the edit links on the actual wikipedia site.

Art Direction II Assignment
Professor: Holly Shields
Art Directors: Mike E. Perez, Mark Decker, Jacob Brubaker
Model: Nathanial Arreola 

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tljessup says:

Everything in this series is really cool. They show alot of creativity and really stand out in the way of unique. Great job!
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ניקולס  Pro User  says:

This is probably my fav, although I like all of them.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

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quartermane  Pro User  says:

Thanks, guys!

Heheh... BTW, that's my roommate modeling in this pic.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

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ניקולס  Pro User  says:

minus the facial hair, your roomie is emo.... lol :-)
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quartermane  Pro User  says:

Are you kidding me? Especially with the facial hair, he is emo. :P
He's cool though. A cool emo. ;)
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ניקולס  Pro User  says:

So...umm...when are you turning emo? lol
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isforinsects  Pro User  says:

I [[Edit]] Wikipedia background

I'm using this image as my background. Great work guys. I really love these images. I might try to get one of these printed high quality as a poster one of these days. Great images.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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wikirandy says:

Very nice ~ my colleague Leigh Blackall sent it to us at WikiEducator. www.wikieducator.org

I'm facilitating a Community Media node for WikiEducator - www.wikieducator.org/Community_Media and I wonder if these posters would inspire people say, in Community Radio stations to develop similar type posters, for integration into their campaigns, fundraising purposes...featuring educators, local grassroots folks in the local community, using cultural icons....well, you get the picture!

Thanks so much for your leadership, and support of Wikipedia.

- Randy Fisher
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

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