Art Directors? Who needs ‘em?
Give me a white page and a good idea any old day. Like this one (found on the blog of Juan Carlos Labbé of Chile) from Amnesty International.
First, click on the small image for a larger view. Secondly, I’ll translate Juan Carlos’ commentary into colloquial English, hopefully getting it (mostly) right:
“In 1948, several countries signed the Universal Declaration of Human rights. Their intention was certainly good but, unfortunately, today we can say it wasn’t worth the paper it was written on. This warning from Amnesty International spells it out: in the left column, the countries that signed the agreement; in the right, those that violated it. There’s not much of a difference.”
(Sorry, Juan Carlos, please forgive this poor Gringo’s translation. I did my best. Saludos.)
Email Article Wednesday, September 20th, 2006 at 01:40pm Mack Simpson
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4 Comments Add your own
1. Juan Carlos Labbé | September 20th, 2006 at 2:00 pm
Hi Mack!
Great translation, just one error… “This warning from…” should be, “This Ad from…”
And your title…hahaha, couldn’t be another coming from a writer
Saludos from Chile, just a little south from Texas
2. Mack Simpson | September 20th, 2006 at 2:04 pm
That’s what I get for editorializing in my translation.
Chile and Texas: sharing the same flag since I don’t know when.
3. makethelogobigger | September 20th, 2006 at 6:14 pm
Writers. Feh.
4. Dabitch | September 24th, 2006 at 3:04 pm
You still need typographers! That font didn’t make itself.
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