Reefs at risk
This project was dedicated to raising awareness about the decline of our worlds coral reefs and advocated ways to help recover and protect them. This project was originally design as printed folding pamphlet, but was also adapted into an interactive site afterwards.
Since this is such a large topic to cover I wanted to use format of the pamphlet to help with the narrative and break up of information. This is why each spread focuses on a different sub-topic surrounding the decline of coral reefs.
The cover of this booklet introduces viewers to the problem by stating we have already lost 27% of the worlds coral reefs. If present rates of destruction continue 60% of the worlds coral reefs with be destroyed over the next 30 years."
The first spread focuses on the different types of coral and the different types of reefs that exist (left page). The right page tries to put the size of reefs into perspective and lists the types and amount of species that rely on coral reefs for food and shelter.
The main opening spread (seen below) informs the view of the importance of coral reefs, the current 3 largest threats to reefs, and finally ways that people can help protect and save coral reefs.
Once the pamphlet is fully opened it reveals a map of the world. On this map the worlds 5 largest reefs are highlighted in pink and then also compared using a bar graph on the bottom right.
Donut charts placed on each reef region and show the current damage as well as the predicted damage for 2030 and 2050. Most of these reefs are predicted to be 100% dead by 2050 if we don't do anything to help.
Interactive Site
This video is a walkthrough of the interactive site that was adapted from the pamphlet seen above.
Key features include the ability to zoom in on specific areas of the "Species Who Call the Great Barrier Reef Home" bar chart (seen at 0:42), the ability to watch the effects of coral bleaching animation(1:30) and the ability to interact with the map and view information regarding specific years independently (1:57).