The politics of graphic design
The politics of graphic design - poster project
tHIS PROJECT WAS ALL ABOUT THE DIFFERENT SOCIO-POLITICAL ISSUES THAT REVOLVE AROUND THE GRAPHIC DESIGN INDUSTRY. WE HAD TO CHOOSE TO PICK A TOPIC FROM: eTHICS, DIVERSITY, EQUALITY AND INCLUSIVITY, AND I CHOSE ETHICS AS THE TOPIC TO WORK WITH.The project consisted of creating a set of posters and an Instagram story to highlight my chosen topic. Under the premise of ethics, I selected to focus on the ethics of the design of social media.
I conducted research into the physical designed aspects of social media and found that there are numerous features that are solely put in place to increase retention times on the sites and apps, therefore leading to an increase of addiction to these platforms. Many of my findings were collated from the documentary into social media called “The Social Dilemma”.
Static Poster
This static poster highlights how designers should be aware of the mental impacts of their designs and provides statistics about teenager screen usage.ANIMATED POSTER
tHE ANIMATED POSTER DESIGN KEEPS THE HOUSE STYLE CONSISTENT, AND SHOWS AN ANIMATION OF A CABLE SHAPED LIKE A BRAIN PLUGGING INTO THE CHARACTER'S HEAD - REFLECTING HOW OUR PSYCHOLOGY IS BEING 'REWIRED' BY THESE DESIGN decisionS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.(See Bottom Left of Image to Play)
Static Poster In Context
Animated Poster In Context
Static Poster In Context