‘march – healthy diet or plastic?’ by kristy anne ligones aka KDLIG (philippines)

designboom_last year, national geographic launched its ‘planet or plastic?’ project in an effort to raise awareness of the mounting issue of plastic pollution and it’s impact on our marine environments. this year, they have invited 12 young artists, or ‘artivists’, from 12 of the most plastic polluted countries in the world, to create artworks to promote the initiative. together, the 12 posters form a 2019 calendar, aiming to spread the message and help reduce the amount of plastic waste.

january – children or plastic?’ by sheng chen (china

the initiative has been launched by national geographic in response to the startling statistic that we currently throw away 9 million tons of plastic every year, with 5 trillion pieces of plastic already in our oceans. in an effort to combat this, each of the 12 artworks are inspired by the environmental and health issues of plastic waste currently being faced in the artists’ respective home countries. by sharing their point of view with a wider audience, the calendar aims to spread the ‘planet or plastic?’ message worldwide.

february – the future or plastic?’ by kathrin honesta (indonesia

for more information on the project and to download the 2019 calendar or individual posters, you can visit the national geographic website. here you can also watch the short videos explaining each artwork in greater detail and showing the production’ step-by-step and testimonials of the authors.

april – wildlife or plastic?’ by thao mien phan (vietnam)

may – blue ocean or plastic?’ by ruwangi amarasinghe (sri lanka)

‘june – gentle giant or plastic?’ by bom cherdsak aka 2CHOEY (thailand)

july – man’s best friend or plastic?’ by ahmed karam (egypt)

september – environment or plastic?’ by thomas of the cosmos (nigeria)

october – sea creatures or plastic?’ by helena layzu (bangladesh)

november – birds or plastic?’ by wilmari botha (south africa)

december – marine life or plastic?’ by pavan rajurkar (india)