Specialist Area Project- The Big Issue

This was the first project we undertook in our specialist areas, no surprises that I'm in the Graphics area now. This first project- The Big Issue- is about issues that frustrate, anger, or irritate us as individuals and so it's personal to each and every one of us. The issue that angered me the most was war and how the media have desensitized us towards violence and horrific imagery. My project is thought- provoking and challenges the ideology behind war. I Particularly focused on the Iraq War, since the US invaded in March 2003, there has been a declining interest for the welfare of the civilians there; we hear about and see footage of blasts and explosions and read about the death tolls but soon forget about it all and move on with our own lives.

This is what I was interested it- the point where we switch off and stop caring- so I wanted to
 re-ignite that anger and sense of appal at the state in which that country is. There are still people suffering everyday, mourning the loss of family members and worrying whether they'll make it out alive tomorrow or not.

These are my final images for a campaign about War, about Iraq and questioning our own human nature and actions.

Experimenting with Typography

As a part of this project we experimented with typography and created our own typefaces. Since the subject matter was war I had to carefully consider which materials I could create sensitive typography from.

Some of typographical work and summary sheet