Extermination Workshop by Michael Wallis

Step forward Michael Wallis, a left-field thinker and co-founder of branding agency Corke Wallis. In this satirical poster-cum-drama set in the future, he speculates on the totally ridiculous idea of standby mode, and makes us ask ourselves: “why on earth would humanity come up with such a hopeless invention?”

Michael says: “I’m supporting Green Thing and Earth Hour so that when the apocalypse comes it is at the hands of something really epic like aliens or cyborgs or giant reptiles from another dimension, not DVD players.”

Why?

Standby produces around 1% of the world’s CO2 emissions. It might not sound like much, but when you consider that air travel contributes 3%, it’s huge. All that power going absolutely nowhere.

How?

Fight the power by plugging into standby saver sockets – it will cut your electricity bill by £85 a year – just like that.

Join the rest of the world in switching off your lights for Earth Hour this Saturday at 8:30 pm.

You can buy this poster from Easyart as an A2 print (59 x 42 cm) on sustainably-sourced paper using water-based inks for £14.95. Please follow the link to be taken to the Easy Art site. Proceeds go to the Do The Green Thing charity to help sustain the service we provide.

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