One of my all-time favorite graphic novels is The Watchmen by Alan Moore. One prominent element there is the Doomsday Clock which has been around in real life since 1947. Its a representation of the possible catastrophic effects of unchecked scientific and technological advances. While this graphic symbol has been in existence for decades now, it has always been presented as a panel with paper hands and dots. Weve probably seen better looking high school or even elementary projects. Now finally, were getting a more stylish countdown to our eventual doom.Designer: Juan Noguera and Tom WeissFor the first time since its existence of 78 years, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists presented the reset of the doomsday clock in a press conference with a brand new and well-designed tic-tock of doom. The redesigned physical clock is now a sculpture that can capture the attention of the journalists and photographers and bring a sense of urgency when they report about it. The initial design used traditional sketches and then they used Vizcom, a generative AI tool to add color, texture, and lighting.The flat surface uses the graphic symbol of the clock designed by Pentagra. They added two lines of text under the clock that spells out what time we have left in English. The typography used was the Helvetica subvariant and at the back, the logo of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is placed over a curved surface that gets thinner a it gets to the top. The clock itself is placed on a pedestal that is separate so it can be easier to bring it around. The pedestal is colored brown while the clock is black and white and presents a dichotomy with the former being a handcrafted wooden object and he latter is a 3D printed material.This year, the doomsday clock has been reset to 89 seconds to midnight, symbolizing how much time we have left before everything goes towell whatever catastrophe were heading to. The 6.5 feet tall sculpture representing this possibility is a more imposing object than the previous panels, which should get more people talking about a future that may not be just a sci-fi movie or TV show.The post Doomsday Clock gets a sculpture symbolizing how far/close we are to catastrophe first appeared on Yanko Design.