Our own Penny Dullaghan recently posted about going green on her blog which prompted me to recall this fantastic series of symbols California artist Savio Alphonso created for his MFA thesis project, Sprout. Savio spent two years designing these bold graphics to promote environmental awareness. Not only are these symbols conceptually inspiring communicating a powerful message beyond the boundaries of language and culture, they really challenge you to think about how you can put your own creative skills to service for our precious planet.

Savio’s Sprout series can be viewed either on his site or at Design Boom where he captured first place in their “Love Your Earth” contest. Other finalists in the “Love Your Earth” contest can be viewed here .