2/21/08

Identity Theft


Workbook 26, Illustration and Design, p305
Marlena Agency, Tomasz Walenta

I love the symbolism of this "simple" design. It's a perfect icon for identity theft. What better way to represent personal identity than a fingerprint? The bright yellow "caution" background helps to capture the viewer's attention. The added details of the thief's mask and the binary code on the bottom of the illustration emphasize the meaning of the symbol.

1 comment:

Drew said...

Really neat find! I like the robber dude taking off with the finger print. Adding the binary code at the bottom added a simple underwritten touch to it. Some of these hackers now in days can use the binary hidden in the computer systems to steel your passwords, your credit cards etc.