May 30 - June 3, 2025
The last week in May was a good week for design! After all the research and Google Sheets I made in March to help me memorize the locations of the Ocean Cleanup vessels and barriers around the world, I finally feel like that research has paid off with some beautiful and simplified vector art designs. Thank you to Adobe Illustrator, for always being my go to for vector art illustration for over twenty years.
Here are the results! Please see my previous post for more info on this project. Visit TheOceanCleanup.com to learn more about how you can help remove 90% of the world's floating ocean plastics by 2040.
Donate to my fundraiser for the Ocean Cleanup by clicking here.
Thank you! -Colleen
This work eventually lead to an additional 3rd design idea, with the 2 ships from System 3 that clean The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and the Retention Zone that captures the plastic.
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| Design 3: System 3 with Retention Zone full of plastic and fish underneath |
I updated the design of the camera skiffs with solar panels which float on top of the Retention Zone netting or plastic capturing bag. It was interesting to learn that the white buoys which make up the circle at the front of System 3 are HUGE! About 3 men (or women!) could sit on top of them like riding a horse. The yellow buoys on the Retention Zone are smaller. Something you could pick up in your hands, like a large beach ball. The camera skiffs are also quite large, like a small raft that 4 people could stand on top of.
I then added the flags of the Netherlands 🇳🇱, where The Ocean Cleanup was founded by Boyan Slat and corporate headquarters currently reside, and the flag of Norway 🇳🇴 for the Maersk shipping company that makes the vessels. I added lights to the front of the vessels, and it made me think of Pixar. Lights are important!
This panoramic image would make a great recycled polyester beach towel. Many companies now used recycled plastic in their apparel, often 50 % recycled combined with 50% organic cotton, creating a soft and comfortable new product.
The marshmallow looking objects are actually satellite communication devices inside a marshmallow-shaped, weatherproof shell from Cobham Sat Marine.
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| Image from System 2 Team by Sailor Cobham Communications Device |
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| Design 3 with lights, flags & motor boat @ Retention Zone (square) |
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