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Designed by the multitalented Josh Higgins of San Diego, Roots is a submis-
sion for the Hurricane Poster Project. The project solicited submissions from
artists and designers to be sold online to generate funds to assist the Red
Cross in caring for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Higgins, a well-known musician in his own right and jazz aficionado, displays
his love of music in this piece. The trumpet, a symbol for New Orleans jazz,
sprouts new roots and flourishes again in the wake of tragedy. Higgins pays
further tribute to New Orleans by making its area code, 504, the sole typo-
graphical element.
The color palette makes the trumpet the most salient ...