Each book is printed on technologically advanced filter paper, capable of killing deadly waterborne diseases. If you spill water on this book, thats a good thing kpbs. Brian gartside courtesy of the drinkable book it turns out books really can save lives. Photo courtesy brian gartside drinkable book sure, a good book can forever change your perspective on life, but one book can literally save your life. While she was there, designer brian gartside contacted her about collaborating with the nongovernment agency water is life, an organization that aims to improve drinking water. Could this drinkable book provide clean water to the.
Teri dankovich, a postdoctoral researcher at carnegie mellon university who had been developing this new technology for over several years. The drinkable book science updates science netlinks. According to the press release, these findings led dankovich to form a nonprofit company, page drinking paper, which has partnered with the nonprofit organization waterislife and designer brian. Water is life, ddb, researchers create a water purification system. Each page of a drinkable book kills bacteria in drinking water. Drinkable book uses antibacterial paper to purify water. The twoway a drinkable book can be used to treat drinking water. Pages of a drinkable book could bring safe water to millions. The drinkable book abc news australian broadcasting. Eliminating waterborne bacteria with pages from the. If you spill water on this book, thats a good thing.
The drinkable book and what makes it innovative for users, developers and partners. Each page of the book can filter about 30 days worth of clean drinking water, and the whole book can last about four years. Drinkable book filters filthy water and makes it safer. In collaboration with the nonprofit waterislife organization and brian gartside, a designer formerly with ddb new york and now with deutsch, her company developed a unique product that is essentially a book comprised of pages embedded with silver nanoparticles. Drinkable book filters filthy water and makes it safer to drink, researchers say each page in the drinkable book is printed with instructions in local languages. Brian gartside theresa dankovich introducing the drinkable book by folia water. One book is said to give 5,000 litres up to four years of clean drinking water for a single person. The drinkable books pages can be torn out and used as filters. The result is a rust orange color you see in the book. Once water is passed through the filter, bacteria count is. Tear out a page from the drinkable book and pour water through it.
Each page is imprinted with educational messages and implanted with silver or copper nanoparticles that kill bacteria when water passes through them. One of waterislifes biggest challenges beyond providing clean water is teaching proper sanitationhygiene, so this was a perfect opportunity to not only introduce the new filters, but also to do it in a way that meaningfully addresses both problems, said brian gartside, the senior designer of the drinkable book in an interview with. The projects designer, brian gartside, contacted dankovich about the project about a. Newyorkbased typographer brian gartside was brought on board to help shape the book s aesthetic. This drinkable book uses silver and copper nanoparticles to purify. Newyorkbased typographer brian gartside was brought on board to help shape the books aesthetic. This amazing drinkable book cleans water preppers will. Courtesy of brian gartside it looks like a regular hardcover book, though in an eyecatching shade of orange with an even catchier title. Brian gartside, graphic designer at ddb ny talks about the combination of tech and creativity that resulted in a drinkable book. Although making the drinkable book is a scienceheavy process things went in the right direction and with the help of brian gartside, a designer at ddb, a system was designed to turn this into something that. This book could save lives by purifying drinking water. The drinkable book will make it safe to drink the water ad age.
What role did brian gartside play in the development of the drinkable book. The drinkable book will make it safe to drink the water. Image from brian gartside courtesy of page drinking paper the drinkable book combines education and water filtration. Photo courtesy brian gartsidedrinkable book sure, a good book can. Filtering water by the book impact journalism day 2018. Each page, costing just pennies to make, is coated with silver nanoparticles that, when used to filter water, can trap a reported 99. Pittsburgh can bacteriakilling filter paper packaged in the form of a convenient book help people around the world gain access to clean drinking water. The books are not yet massproduced, though thats the. Each book is printed on technologically advanced filter paper. United states a us researcher has developed a way to help people living in poverty access safe drinking water through the pages of a drinkable book. Researcher creates drinkable book to facilitate access.
Most people dont even know that their water is unsafe to drink, says brian gartside in a video. Every once in a while, our industry and those who are linked to it, come up with something that is really special and has great value. We recently discovered an article about a drinkable book in print monthly and are mightily impressed that such a simple idea can have such a profound impact on peoples lives. Brian gartside is a designer who had been developing conventional campaigns for waterislife at advertising agency ddb new york. The drinkable book can literally save your life discover magazine. He watched dankovichs video and emailed to ask if shed be interested in partnering on a project unlike anything hed ever done before. The drinkable book looks like a coffee table book, but its actually a fullon waterfiltration system. The drinkable book designed by brian gartside the astounding results were revealed at the 2015 american chemical societys national meeting by dr. The sturdy pulp in the drinkable book is laced with silver and copper. Drinkable book combines sanitation manual and water filters dezeen. A book that purifies water could help reduce waterborne illnesses in developing. Once liquid is passed through the filter, bacteria count is reduced by over 99. The book is printed on technologically advanced filter paper with special ink.
Chemist teri dankovich has created drinkable books, a tool for filtering drinking water in developing. Brian gartside the creators say that each filter can last up to a month and filter up to 100 liters into a plastic tray, pictured above. There have been many projects around the world whose aim is to regenerate their water supplies. In many third world countries many people do not have access to clean drinkable water due to pollution, waste management and a myriad of other issues. Includes press releases, videos, screenshots and downloads. Gallery of ceramic work, and articles written by this new zealand artist. The drinkable book was designed by nyc typographer brian gartside for water is life, a nonprofit organization. A drinkable book can be used to treat drinking water. Designed by new yorkbased typographer brian gartside for nonprofit organization water is life, each book is printed on technologically advanced filter paper capable of eliminating deadly waterborne diseases, as it is coated with silver nanoparticles, whose ions actively kill. Ddb has produced the drinkable book, a manual made of water filters, for the water is life.
The best part about this book with a conscience is that it cost just pennies to make and is an economic solution that can help provide up to 30 days of clean water to. Drinkable book combines sanitation manual and water filters. Includes photo galleries, contact email and biography. A drinkable book that filters water and saves lives. At the moment, this is by far the most exciting project im working on, he told dezeen. More behance careers at behance adobe portfolio blog powered by behance creative career tips download the app.
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