Last Summition (after edit)

(1) Firstly, me combine the leaf and the seed together. It because cannot use blend icon blend it together. So i just join two object become one object and then make the gradient color on it.

(2) Secondly, I add some water drop on the top of the leaf. It represented the plant need water to survive. I just use pen tool to trace out the shape of the water drop. And apply some effect on the water drop. After doinf the water drop, i was add on shadow to my whole drawing.



(3) Thirdly, I was use the shape tool create a oval shape, and then i scale it to become smaller and smaller inside the same oval + apply different color on different oval, and blend it. It become my background of the drawing.




(4) The purpose of the background i make is make my drawing look more unique and it also represented the sunshine. Which is means the plant need sunshine + water to grow up = seed of hope..

Description:

Global warming is a term use to describe a gradual increase in the earth’s average ground and atmospheric temperatures across the whole planet. Measurements indicate that the global temperature has increased by about 1 degree Fahrenheit in the past century. This warming trend appeared during a period when human activities were beginning to increase the carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Although most scientists believe that a rise in carbon dioxide emissions will lead to further global warming, uncertainties remain about the timing and severity of resulting climatic change. Nevertheless, many are convinced that human activities are partly responsible for the long-term warming of the past century and that climatic changes caused by greenhouse gas increases will be a continuing part of our future. Thus, human have the chance to undo or lessen the effect of global warming by changing their lifestyles.

The “reborned” earth without global warming is represented by a seed with newly grown leaves. The water droplets above the plant as well as the sunlight in the background signify the importance of both these elements in its growth. Overall, the symbol shows a new lease of hope on earth and human has the ability to improve the situation. This can be achieved by maintaining a balanced state between nature and human-made development.

As opposed to the common symbol which always show a grim representation of global warming, this symbol gives a more optimistic viewpoint of the whole situation. It has a more encouraging effect and thus will convey the meaning better.