From December 17 to 19, 2025, the International Program of Kyushu University’s School of Design and the Fukuoka Asian Urban Research Center (URC) held the exhibition “Poster Exhibition: Student-Designed Solutions for a Carbon-Free Lifestyle” at the Fukuoka City Hall lobby (Multipurpose Space).
This exhibition was organized as part of the URC’s ongoing research project, “Behavioral Change Toward a Zero-Carbon City Fukuoka,” which has been conducted since 2024.
Students from the International Program created their proposals in English to encourage young people to take carbon-free actions. Both the original English posters and simplified Japanese versions produced through machine translation were displayed.
The posters presented solutions across three themes:
-Water conservation
-Local production and consumption
-Ethical consumption (consumer choices that consider people, society, and the environment)
Visitors were invited to select their favorite poster, write their thoughts on a “Comments & Feedback” sheet, and place it in the ballot box. As a token of appreciation, each participant could choose one special sticker from six designs based on student posters.
Over the three-day exhibition, 65 members of the public cast their votes, demonstrating strong community engagement with the students’ ideas and the broader goal of promoting zero-carbon behavior.
Here are some of the comments they made:
“When raising awareness among young people, many are put off by the strength of the term ‘decarbonisation’. However, I felt the catchy illustrations lowered the barrier to ‘decarbonisation’, making the content more accessible.”
“Really pretty design & practical idea for the issue.”
“Reducing CO₂ emissions effectively involves small cycles of consumption; I thought this point was well captured.”
We sincerely thank all visitors who viewed the exhibition, shared their comments, and supported the students’ creative efforts.
For more information on the URC project, visit https://urc.or.jp/report/publications/2024sougou-dc/
