Elementary Poster

Saw a rather amusing poster about proper eating habits at my school this week. It features a comic in which a boy is steadily losing ground against his rival due to missing too many meals.


I like this frame in particular because of the way it's arranged with the folded piece of paper revealing the protagonist's score without it being said outright. I also enjoy how everyone who isn't a key player in this scenario is rendered as a simplified blob, giving a literal element to the protagonist's state of mind. To him, only he and his rival matter, with all else falling to the background.


Nothing says crushing defeat in Japan like losing a soccer game. I like the expression on his face after he fails to block the shot.


But the best part by far is the protagonist's anthropomorphic brain letting out a mighty yell as he eats. Just try to ignore the fact that this poor kid's brain has just punched two holes in his skull.


I like the notion of using cartoons to relay important messages to kids, so long as it isn't as heavy handed as some of the PSA's I've seen elsewhere. It allows for an expressiveness and freedom that is simply lacking in simple photographs or information packets.