- Amazing Fried Rice
- The Trip
- Peckham is...
- New Forms
- Check! Yourself.
- Human Emotions
- Net-uralisation
- Typography is Truth
- Embrace the Simplicity
- Forget-You-Not
- The IVY Counselling Centre
- Goosebumps!
- etc.
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Brief:
Choose a topic from Environment, Health, Human Rights, Animal Rights, War and Conflict, or Access to Education, and identify a specific issue. Create a message with supporting content, and explore how to communicate it using three formats. Focus on the change you want, your audience, and a clear call to action, while considering visual language, copywriting, inclusivity, and sustainability.
The zine begins with visually intricate designs and layouts featuring vivid colors, attention-grabbing optical illusions, and bold, large typography. These elements symbolize the overstimulation and information overload characteristic of the digital age, reflecting our constant exposure to stimuli. As the zine unfolds, it undergoes a gradual transition towards minimalism. The designs become simpler and more streamlined, reducing visual clutter and employing clean lines. The color palette shifts towards calming and subdued tones, and the typography evolves into cleaner, simpler fonts. This progression from complexity to minimalism mirrors the concept of simplifying one’s environment—a form of “dopamine detox” aimed at reducing distractions and promoting mental clarity. The zine’s transformation from an unbalanced composition to a balanced one visually represents this journey towards a more focused and tranquil state of mind.