Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Detail of the printed edition of Everyone Ever in the World.
Approach
Everyone Ever in the World is as much about the content of the data presented as it
is an exercise in the use of unique materials and print processes to express a concept.
An early incarnation of the piece used a list arrangement for the text, where the con-
flicts had virtually no relation to the die-cut form. Crnokrak revisited this and has
since produced three editions of the project, each using different materials and print-
ing techniques. These show the concept of life contrasted with death in a manner that
brings meaning and understanding to the data.
The first edition incorporated the basic elements that were necessary to convey the
concept - the physical poster material represented the total number of people born
and the die-cut circle the total number of people killed. The spiral arrangement of text
was primarily a graphic tool to tie in the list of conflicts with the sum total of people
killed in those conflicts, as represented by the die-cut centre.
Printing the text in clear gloss ink was a device to allow for the text to disappear when
the poster is viewed head-on, but be readable at an angle. This is an important con-
cession to the massive list of text that, if printed in standard white ink, would visu-
