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Each page also serves as a water filter, a valuable tool for preventing waterborne illness in the developing world. Eliminating waterborne bacteria with pages from the. Drinkable book turns dirty water clean for a thirsty. May 12, 2014 launched by communications group ddb new york for charity waterislife, the drinkable book is a sanitation manual with pages that double as water filters. The drinkable book and what makes it innovative for users, developers and partners. Could this drinkable book provide clean water to the developing world. Collaborating with advertising agency ddb and waterislife, the book was deisgned to raise awareness and donations for the campaign. The humanitarian group waterislife and the ad agency ddb have teamed up to bring these books to developing countries with unreliable water sources. The drinkable book project came about from a partnership with brian gartside who was then a graphic designer at ad agency ddb new york and the ngo waterislife. The drinkable book has 24 pages, each split by perforation into two squares good for treating up to 100 litres of water. Each page of this drinkable book is a water filter that.
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The drinkable book ads of the world jump to navigation. The drinkable book, a collaboration between water is life, new yorkbased advertising agency ddb and scientists from carnegie mellon and the university of virginia, is the worlds first book that can used to not only learn about safe water practices, but also, create drinkable h20. Aug 18, 2015 drinkable book turns dirty water clean for a thirsty world. But is this the best way to clean up the developing worlds water supply. With that thought in mind, ddb new york and water is life have authored a drinkable book that not only educates. May 11, 2014 the drinkable book is a wonderful example of a book which contains far more than just knowledge.
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New book can filter up to four years worth of drinking water. Nov 28, 2014 they recently worked with advertising firm ddb and researchers from carnegie mellon and the university of virginia to develop a water filter in the form of a book. May 27, 2014 thats why the humanitarian organization waterislife has partnered up with the advertising agency ddb to develop the drinkable book. Ddb has produced the drinkable book, a manual made of water filters, for the water is life charity. Aug 19, 2015 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. Next, dr lantagne said, the team will need a commercialisable, scalable product. This drinkable book is capable of providing someone with.
Created by ddb for water is life the drinkable book is a complete water purification device in which each page is printed with warnings and tips while being smothered in bacteriakilling silver nanoparticles tear out a page, place it in the 3d printed slipcase, pour the dirty water over it and there you go. The drinkable book is a guide to safe drinking water and the pages can be torn out and used as water filters. Each book can provide a user with clean water for up to four years. Ddb new york for charity waterislife drinkable book combines sanitation manual and water filters. The drinkable book, by waterislife and dr teri dankovich. This breakthrough book about water safety can filter 4 years worth of clean water the drinkable book looks like a coffee table book, but its actually a fullon waterfiltration system. Sep 08, 2019 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 can be easily used in developing countries. The books pages unique technology was invented by chemists dr theresa dankovich.
Lily hay newman writes for slate about the drinkable book, a new product being put forth by clean water advocacy group waterislife, along with ad agency ddb, backed by research from carnegie mellon and the university of virginia, and led by teri dankovich of mcgill university. This amazing drinkable book cleans water preppers will. Created by ddb for water is life the drinkable book is a complete water purification device in which each page is printed with warnings and tips while being smothered in bacteriakilling silver nanoparticles tear out a page, place it in the 3d printed slipcase, pour the dirty. Ddb new york and the nonprofit water is life charity have launched the drinkable book that not only educates atrisk populations on sanitation and hygiene but also each page of the book doubles as a mean to purity contaminated water. Bugkilling book pages clean murky drinking water bbc news. Eliminating waterborne bacteria with pages from the drinkable. The book cover also acts to protect the paper filters. May 12, 2014 launched by communications group ddb new york for charity water is life, the drinkable book is a sanitation manual with pages that double as water filters to purify contaminated water. Waterislife is working in partnership with page drinking paper on the drinkable book paper, research and production, and our plan is to begin global distribution of. The humanitarian group waterislife and the ad agency ddb have teamed up to bring these books to developing. The drinkable book looks normal on the outside and is just a few inches thick with about 20 printed pages, but on the inside the book contains the gift of fresh water. Its latest project developed in concert with creative agency ddb north. Waterislife has introduced a campaign to move into full production of the drinkable book. The novel technology developed by theresa dankovich, phd, of carnegie mellon university, and colleagues is referred to as the drinkable book, and consists of a set of instructions for.
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To create the drinkable book, water is life teamed up with ddb north america for the design and packaging. A team of american scientists and designers have collaborated to create the drinkable book, using a combination of typography, nanotechnology and speciallydesigned filter paper launched by communications group ddb new york for charity water is life, the drinkable book is a sanitation manual with pages that double as water filters to purify contaminated water. Drinkable book filters filthy water and makes it safer. The drinkable book is a wonderful example of a book which contains far more than just knowledge. Ddb new york and waterislife recently collaborated together to create the drinkable book, the firstever manual that teaches safe water tips and serves as a tool to kill deadly waterborne diseases. May 27, 2014 books and water are usually not so good a mix but the drinkable book is a gamechanger. Revolutionary clean water product introduced by waterislife and ddb new york ddb new york and waterislife introduces the drinkable book, the firstever manual that teaches safe water tips and serves as a tool to kill deadly waterborne diseases providing the reader with an opportunity to create clean.
Aug 19, 2015 the novel technology developed by theresa dankovich, phd, of carnegie mellon university, and colleagues is referred to as the drinkable book, and consists of a set of instructions for. Brian gartside, graphic designer at ddb ny talks about the combination of tech and creativity that resulted in a drinkable book. Aug 16, 2015 could this drinkable book provide clean water to the developing world. Breaking this week, ddb new york and waterislife will launch the drinkable book, the firstever manual that teaches safe water tips and serves as a tool to kill deadly waterborne diseases providing the reader with an opportunity to create clean, drinkable water with each page. The drinkable book aims to kill bacteria and provide clean water for everyone. Water is life, ddb, researchers create a water purification system. To combat the problem ddb new york and waterislife created the drinkable book, a beautifully bound tome whose tearout pages purify water. One drinkable book is said to give 5000 litres up to four years of. Pages of silver nanoparticles filter sludge from water and kill bacteria. It is a new purification idea that has the internet buzzing.
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