The Hurricane Poster Project was an international collaboration of artists and designers to raise money for the victims of

Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina was a destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused over 1,800 fatalities and $125 billion in damage in late August 2005, especially in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. It was at the time the cost ...

. Over 180 posters commemorating the event were designed, produced and sold online, raising more than $50,000. The profits were donated to the

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. The project was organized and curated by Leif Steiner, creative director for

Moxie Sozo Moxie Sozo is a Boulder, Colorado-based design and advertising agency founded in 1999. Awards and recognition Computer Arts Magazine UK named Moxie Sozo "Studio of the Month" and has included the agency in other areas of its publication to pro ...

.Moxie Sozo

In 2007, Leif Steiner was awarded the Circle of Humanitarians Award, the American Red Cross' highest honor.

Print Articles

# Foster, John. "Posters With A Purpose." HOW Magazine August 2006: 100.
# O'Brien, Keith. "The Big Easy." CMYK Issue 34: 76–79.
# "Agenda - Graphisme Caritatif." étapes: octobre 2005: 87.

References

External links

The Hurricane Poster Project donation by Greg BennettMoxie Sozo company websiteThe Red CrossThe Independent - Posters with a Purpose

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