Face It Contest Says “No Coal!” « It’s Getting Hot In Here

Architecture 2030 selects winners of graphic design contest. Students use face/body paint to send a clear message: “No Coal!”

If you could only use a single still image, your own face or body as a canvas, and body paint as your medium, how would you communicate the powerful message: “No Coal!”?

That was the challenge laid out by Metropolis magazine, USGBC, American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), and Architecture 2030 in their “Face It” graphic design contest, part of Architecture 2030’s ReVERBerate project, launched on January 30th-31st (along with Focus the Nation).

The entries, from students across the nation, were varied and creative. Many were frankly stark and disturbing! Check out the submissions here.

And without further ado, here are the winners in the three categories: face, black-and-white, and body:

Check below the fold for the grand prize winner and some good runners up (my picks,

may take a while to load given the number of images)…

Some other good submissions…

My favorite runner up (particularly relevant given upcoming Fossil Fools Day):

Some other good ones.

I think this one broke the rules, but it’s pretty good…

Here’s to some patriotism…

And finally…

Face It also involved a video contest. Check out submissions here. Voting has closed and winners will be announced soon by Architecture 2030 and the Face It partners.

This one has my vote for impact….

And this one for humor!

[A hat tip to Edward Mazria at Gristmill]

About Jesse

Jesse is an energy and climate policy analyst, activist and blogger. He is currently the director of energy and climate policy at the Breakthrough Institute where he helps develop and advance new energy solutions to power America's future, secure our energy freedom, and halt global warming. Jesse joined the Breakthrough team in June 2008 to co-direct the Breakthrough Generation Summer Fellows Program. Before joining the Breakthrough Institute, Jesse spent two years as a Research and Policy Associate at the Renewable Northwest Project where he worked to advance the development of the Pacific Northwest's abundant renewable energy potential. While at RNP, he helped pass two statewide renewable energy standards (in WA and OR) and block plans to build 800 MW of new coal plants. In the past, Jesse has worked as a researcher and software developer with the Department of Physics at the University of Oregon, where he focused on alternative vehicles and fuels, and as a teacher's assistant in energy studies courses at the university. Jesse has a history of grassroots climate and energy activism and co-founded the Cascade Climate Network, the Northwest's largest network of youth working to tackle the climate crisis and build a sustainable, just, and prosperous future. An active blogger since 2005, Jesse is the founder and blogmaster of the site, WattHead - Energy News and Commentary. He currently writes at several sites throughout the blogosphere, including ItsGettingHotInHere.org, Cleanergy.org, DailyKos, Scitizen.com and The Energy Collective. Jesse's writing has also been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle and Baltimore Sun. Jesse is a graduate of the Robert D. Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon (magna cum laude), where he completed an interdisciplinary course of study in computer science, philosophy, liberal arts, political science & energy studies. In fulfillment of his honors degree, Jesse completed an undergraduate honors thesis entitled, On the Road to Replacing Oil - A Well-to-Wheels Study Exploring Alternative Transportation Fuels and Energy Sources. Jesse currently lives in Berkeley, California.

It’s Getting Hot In Here