COMPUTER WASTE PROBLEM

Fran Buinac 2MMA

INVESTIGATION In this project I investigated about computer waste, its problems and how it can be solved. Computer waste is also known as E-Waste. Some of the questions I was asking myself during the project were: What is e-waste? How can it be dealt with? Why is e-waste dangerous? During my investigation I have discovered that e-waste is a bigger problem then I thought. It is present in almost all countries and pollutes the world day by day. It is one of the cause of as greenhouse gasses and global warming. Since e-waste is very popular these days it wasnt hard to find the needed information. My main source was the internet because there is a lot of information, which is very good. I didnt have any books or magazines at home which talked about e-waste so internet was the best source. The two products that we decided to make were a poster and flyer. We were divided in groups of two, and my part was the flyer. Bibliography: "Electronic Waste." Wikipedia. 23 Jan. 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_waste "Electronic Hazardous Waste." California Department of Toxic Substances Control. http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWaste/EWaste/ "Inside the Digital Dump." Foreign Policy. 22 Jan. 2008 http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3807 PLAN Now, for my flyer I tested several different designs.

This is my first design of the flyer. I think this is the best design for my flyer because it is clean, and looks nice although the background is white. The pictures and text are well organised and its easy to read. The pictures fit perfectly and you can easily see whats on them.

This is the second design. Order of pictures is different in this one but I dont like the way it turned out. It just doesnt fit with what I had in mind. I had to shrink the pictures so the text can fit but now they are too small and you can really see clearly what is on them.

This is the third and the last design that I tried. This is basically the same as the second one but I just added a background to it. I tried many different colours and I dont like any of them. It is just silly with a colourful background. 1. 2. 3. 4. step find the right information step find good pictures which can easily show us the problem of e-waste step making of the flyer step finishing and printing

The tool that I used for the flyer is Microsoft Publisher, and that is all that I need.

EVALUATE Now that I have finished the flyer I showed it to some people and they all told me they think the flyer is very nice. They said it is interesting and clearly states the problem. They also liked the pictures. There are two things that I would change to improve the product now that its all over. I would make the flyer in Photoshop because it is a better tool than Microsoft Publisher (but for that I would need more time), and I would print it on a better paper. I also think that my flyer will help people to be more alert of E-waste and will see what kind of problem it is nowadays.