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CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT Topic Exploration 5 Topics for Investigation Brainstorming Wall
BRAND RESEARCH Brand Framwork Initial Naming Personas Brand Competition Creative Brief Mood Board
IDENTITY Logo Sketching Logo Development Final Logo Logo Competition
DELIVERABLES Posters Website Event Environment
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Topics Exploration 5 Topics for Investigation Brainstorming Wall
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Topic Exploration
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10 things I like
10 things I don’t like
1. Freedom
1. Raining day
2. Baking
2. Wasting time
3. Swimming
3. Crowd place
4. Cycling
4. False people
5. Coffee
5. Selfish people
6. Friends
6. Hastily
7. Pets
7. Bored
8. Earn recognition
8. Stay at home all day
9. Everything go according to plan
9. The approach of the farewell moment
10. Drawing and handcrafting
10. Place far away from ground
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10 problems you want to see solved
10 problems that won’t ever be solved
1. Homeless problem
1. Racial discrimination
2. Languages
2. Generation gap
3. Using too much paper cups
3. Wars between countries
4. Ocean resources running out
4. People hurting each other
5. Bicycles often stolen in San Francisco
5. Equality
6. Racial discrimination
6. World peace
7. Mental illness and suicide among
7. Death
Asian Americans 8. Parents and kids communicate more 9. Food insecurity
8. Drug trade 9. Human trafficking 10. Cultural barriers
10. Anti-homosexuals
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10 things that might be better with communication 1. The gap between kids and parents 2. Marriage 3. Sign tells people do not stock near the transportation door 4. Line up line in the store 5. Show nutrient content of every food and beverage in the coffee shop and restaurant 6. Bicycle lens 7. Side walks 8. Couple relationship 9. Priority seats on Muni and Bart 10. Traffic sign
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25 things you are most passionate about 1. Drawing
14. Cooking
2. Package design
15. Having nice foods
3. Swimming
16. Listening to music
4. Chatting with friends
17. Discovering new coffee shop
5. Shopping clothes
18. Observing people
6. Shopping at flea markets
19. Taking hot spring
7. Viewing design websites
20. Helping people
8. Viewing fashion websites
21. Walking
9. Watching movies
22. Reading novels
10. Traveling around
23. Having picnic
11. Handcrafting
24. Taking sunbath
12. Handwriting
25. Planting flowers and succulent plant
13. Baking
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5 Topics for Investigation
Bicycles were often stolen in San Francisco Fact: One bike is stolen every three hours in San Francisco, and most of them are never recovered because they’re taken apart quickly in chop shops. Problems: Using this risk-return framework for crime, it begins to be clear why there is so much bike theft. For all practical purposes, stealing a bike is a risk-free crime. It turns out there is a near zero chance you will be caught stealing a bike and if you are, the consequences are minimal.
Ocean resources running out Fact: In a four-year study at the National Center of Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, at the University of California, scientists “researched the historical records of sixty-four oceanic regions across the globe, representing 83 percent of the fish species in the world.” They projected that the world’s oceans would be mostly barren of fish in less than 50 years. Problem: Humanity is overusing ocean resources, and humans overfish because fish are packed with protein and beneficial nutrients such as omega-3 fatty acids, B vitamins and are naturally high in protein and low in calories.
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The gap between kids and parents Fact: The generation gap is nothing but a certain kind of psychological and emotional gap between parents or elder people and their younger ones. The huge generation gap creates misunderstanding and a lack of attachment between the parents and children. Problem: Generation gaps are essentially “information gaps” in that children have often had access to information and opinions that their parents did not have while growing up.
Mental illness among Asian Americans Fact: Suicide “was the second leading cause of death for Asian-Americans aged 15-34.” Problems: Many Asian families have the unwritten rule: You are how well you do in school. So one of the biggest factors for Asian Americans is the kind of pressure many students put on themselves from a very young age. Asian parents often reject professional diagnoses of their children’s depression and mental health. “They fear that any mental problems will reflect badly on their son or daughter, as well as tarnish their entire lineage,”
Using too many paper cups Fact: Americans throw away 25 billion Styrofoam coffee cups every year Problem: Americans consume 400 million cups of coffee per day or equivalent to 146 billion cups of coffee per year, so bringing their cup to buy coffee hasn’t become a habit for people.
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Brainstorming Wall
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Be brave
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Avoid
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Support
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Study hard
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Traditional
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Escape
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Ignore
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Immigrant
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Values
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Family hierarchy
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Future
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Conservative
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Taboo
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Hide real emotion
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Less encouragement
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Parents always right
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Less encouragement
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Less trust
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Shy to say love
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Children are parents’ property
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Cultural Feel Shameful Gossip Language Money Traditional Environment Superstition Achievement Less education Conservative Devil Financial stress Weakness Neglect Saving face Compare
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Don’t have enough resources
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Less Professional resources
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Self Worth
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Culture Shock
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Stereotype
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Help
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Peer Pressure
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Language
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Treatment
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No one to talk with
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Less Friends
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Bookworm
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Try To Involve
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Confuse
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Social Stigma
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Tough
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Escape away from school
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Anti-Asian Sentiment
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Grown-up Background
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Strong sense of mutual obligations with a family
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Communication often is not
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Homework
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Run Away
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Seeking approval
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Family Expectations
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Ignore what children say
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Generation Gap
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Struggle
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Follow the rules
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Introverted
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Prove yourself
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Less Accompany
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Embarrassed
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Fight
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Contradiction
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Obey
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Silence
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Less Communication
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Being a Good Son or Daughter
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Swallow Own Feelings
understanding within the majority culture
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Brand Framework
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Name: Sunyoung
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Category: Service
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Location: San Francisco Asian Americans’ Society
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Purpose: Educate Asian Americans about mental illness and reduce the stigma (lectures, activities, community outreach, workshops, after school club)
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Scope: Local organization(San Francisco) Competieion+Information: AARS (Asian American Recovery Services, INC) on 2024 Hayes Street.They have residential programs, it’s for people to help each other and find their habits. Youth prevention for young people to find their habits and also there is after school club.Those kind of activities inspire me a lot to think about making parents and children to participate some workshops or club will be a good way to make them closer and understand each other more, it will make parent-child communication easier.
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General Information: I want to focus on parents and children, and help them participate in activities together, so they can have more time to get along with each other. Also, I hope to educate them to know about mental illness, and give them proper perspective. If they need help for any mental problems or with parent-child communication, we have professional people that can assist them.
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Initial Naming
Founder
Acronym
• Aviiz
• MJMHS(Mengjye Mental Health Services)
• Mengjye’s • Leeyo Descriptive • Mengjye Mental Health Services
• AAMHS(Asian American Mental Health Services) • BMMH(Better Mentality Mental Health)
• San Francisco Better Mentality Mental Health
Magic Spell
• San Francisco Asian American
• Riolyz (realize)
Mental Health Services Fabricated
• Familee (Family) • Happi
• PressUFree(pressure+free)
Combinations
• SpokesMental(spokesman+mental)
• Familyard
• Realizer Metaphor • Kratos (god of power) • Laurustinus (hope)
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Sunyoung
• Listendark
• Listendiffer
• Cosmos ( happy)
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Personas For the target audience, I focus on Asian Americans 15-34-year-old teens to young adults, and people who are parents.
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Lisa Liu
High school student
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Chinese American 17 year old Studies in San Francisco Lowell high school
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She works hard on every project and wants to get good grades
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She seldom hands out with friends, often stays at home alone
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She is Introversion and short-spoken
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She likes to read novels, watch television series and drawing in her free time
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She seldom has time to go out with her parents on weekends because they are busy
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Her parents always care about how she does in school
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She wants to become an artist or a designer, but her parents think it’s not a good career
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She can’t find someone who can talk with when she feels depressed
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She wants to do a good job on her school project, so her parents will be happy.
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John Son College student
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Korean American 22 year old Studies in University in San Franciso Architecture and community design major
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He has a lot of Asian American friends and likes to hang out together
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It’s hard for him to fit in native American’s group
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He always strict with himself in the hope that he can get up to high required from his family
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He wants to encourage and gain acceptance from his parents, but they seldomhave time to talk
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He likes to play online games and watch baseball game when he was alone
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He feels stressful when his parents want him to work harder to earn more money in the future
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He studies Architecture and community design major because his parents want him to
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He has no idea what to do when he feels depression; he thinks he can handle it by himself
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Susan Chen Blue collar
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Chinese American 41 year old Works in the restaurant at Chinatown
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She always buys food ingredients at China town because it’s much cheaper than supermarkets
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When she has a day off she usually watches Chinese drama or takes a rest
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She works in the restaurant at Chinatown as a cashier and often gets home late
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She gets home late so seldom have time to communicate with her children
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She wants her children to study hard and get good grades at school
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She wishes her children can get a good job in the future
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In her values, having high salary equal having happiness
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The first thing when she sees her children is asking them did they done their homework
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She wants to know how to communicate with her children in proper way
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Brand Competition
ACMHS provides multicultural and multilingual services, empowering the most vulnerable members of our community to lead healthy, productive and contributing lives. Their vision is to grow as a responsive and innovative organization, embracing diversity and compassionate care, setting the standard of excellence for integrated services to Asian & Pacific Islander communities.
Founded in 1974, RAMS, Inc. is a private, non-profit mental health agency that is committed to advocating for and providing community based, culturallycompetent, and consumer-guided comprehensive services, with an emphasis on serving Asian & Pacific Islander Americans. RAMS is committed to reflecting the multicultural & multilingual diversity of their community.
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Asian American Recovery Services (AARS) provides an array of culturally competent services to the Asian and Pacific Islander and other ethnically diverse communities of the San Francisco Bay Area.
The mission of the San Francisco Wellness Initiative is to improve the health, well-being, and educational outcomes of San Francisco Unified School District high school students. Depression, stress, anxiety, suicidal ideation, exposure to trauma, and other mental health concerns.Family and peer relationship challenges, cultural expectations, immigration, sexual/gender identity exploration, and other common issues of adolescence.
APA’s mission is to promote healthy children and families by providing family support services to prevent child abuse and domestic violence. APA also advocates for culturally competent services for Asians and Pacific Islanders through education, community building and leadership development. APA is proud to offer in-home visits in order to provide the most effective family support services.
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Creative Brief
Background: Many Asian families have the unwritten rule: You are how well you do in school. So one of the biggest factors for Asian Americans is the kind of pressure many students put on themselves from a very young age. Asian parents often reject professional diagnoses of their children’s depression and mental health. “They fear that any mental problems will reflect badly on their son or daughter, as well as tarnish their entire lineage.’’ For this reason, they won’t seek help when they need to. Also, Asian families feel shy to express their feeling to each other, seldom communicate.Those reasons can badly cause mental problems. Overall: Sunyoung wants to reduce the stigma and promote communication between parents and children.Reduce the stigma by educating and promoting the proper concept of mental health; understanding makes people willing to seek help when they need to.Improve communication with running activities, parents and children can have communication more during participate in the same activity.
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Sunyoung’s image is young and friendly
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that helps us to reach more young people and makes our communication with them more easier. •
Sunyoung is a new brand so many people don’t know
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Sunyoung is lack fund to support
Sunyoung focus on communicating and understanding people who need help, so feels more like a friend.
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In recent years, people living under high
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Most of Asian Americans think mental illness
pressure, more and more people have
is shameful and guilty thing, so they avoid to
some mental problems. Most of them
talk about it, even they really need help they
have no idea how to go through those
still believe they can handle it by themselves.
depression because they don’t understand about mental illness. •
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More focus on education less on therapy, but most of people start to notice related
Education people to understand and help
information of mental health is because they
themselves or their love ones to face
already need therapy. How to make general
mental illness.
people want to understand more about mental health.
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Tone: Sunyoung gives people the feeling of comfort and dependability. The way we talk to people is just like we are friends that they can listen to and trust. We make people feel they are at home or in a familiar place. Keywords: •
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Overall: Sunyoung wants to stop the stigma of mental illness by educating people and promoting the proper concept of mental health, and make people willing to seek help when they need it. Main messages: The only shame in mental illness is the shameful lack of understanding Sub messages:
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You can not control mental illness
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Having mental problem doesn’t mean you are weak
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Final Logo
Avenir Heavy
Avenir Book
The idea of the logo comes from the Sun and a speech bubble, and the sun represents brightness and positivity. The speech bubble represents communication. I combined them because Sunyoung is a place that can lead c:0 m:69 y:83 k:0
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people who need help to the bright side, and let parents and kids have a better relationship by communicating with each other.
The reason I chose Avenir is I wanted to present the tone of human warmth and friendliness. Avenir design is based on two earlier sanserif typefaces, Erbar and Futura, and word Avenir means “future�in French. Frutiger has described Avenir as a geometric sans serif with a human touch, unlike the cold mechanical flavor of Futura.
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Posters
The concept for the poster series is to show communication between Sunyoung and the audience. To make them think through and face the problems, I try to speak in a friendly tone or put myself in someone else’s shoes so the audience can feel Sunyoung is a friend who can help.The concept of the posters is Sunyoug talking with the audiences.The initial posters I try to use texts and photos of some Asian children and parent to express the messages, but I feel it’s not clear and strong enough to show the emotion. Then I’m thinking about add some elements to express more feeling, so I add some handwritten text about what Asian parents often say to their to their children to represent the pressure. For example,“Attend top university” and “How do you make money?” etc. For the final posters, I take off the photos and add a speech bubble ,make the posters seems more like Sunyoung are having a conversation with the audiences.
Initial Posters
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Poster Refinements
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Website
The website introduces Sunyoung, providing information such as who we are, what we do and so on. Also, it provides related information to educate the audience to understand more about mental health.
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I divided the website into six parts, including about, learn, news, facts, safe place blog and contact. The most special part is the “Safe place blog.” It’s an anonymous blog, so people don’t have to worry about anyone knowing who wrote the post, and because of this reason people will be willing to post their secrets or words from the heart. It’s good for parents and kids to communicate and understand the difference thoughts between generations.
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any mental problems will reflect badly on their son or daughter, as well as tarnish their entire lineage.”
WHO WE ARE Many Asian families have the unwritten rule: You are how well you do in school.so One of the biggest factors for Asian Americans is the kind of pressure many students put on themselves from a very young age. Asian parents often reject professional diagnoses of their children’s depression and mental health.
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UNDRERSTANDING DEPRESSION Depression is more than a passing bout of sadness or dejection, or feeling down in the dumps. It can leave you feeling continuously burdened and can sap the joy out of once-pleasurable activities. Effective treatment can lighten your mood, strengthen your connections with
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CREATE A NEW POST Here you can create a new post. It’s anonymous, so write what’s on your mind. After clicking submit, your post will show up on the site in a few minutes Remember, no personally identifiable information — that means full names, emails, addresses. Thanks.
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For the event, I decided to hold lectures to provide and educate about the proper concept of mental health. The lecture will be divided into two, respectively for parents and kids in two separate rooms, but still based on the same topic. Also, I will invite different speakers to make sure the speakers fit different audiences. After the lecture will be an activity to let parents and kids get together in the sharing room, which is a part of my environment, and write down what they have learned or were inspired by from the lectures anonymously. The purpose of the activity is to make parents and kids closer by sharing feelings.
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â–˛ Event notebook After the lecture will be an activity to let parents and kids get together in the sharing room.Peoplecan along the dotted line and tear out the pages whentthey want to write down and write down their thought and experience feelings anonymously
â–˛ After finish writing put the paper into a box and everyone draw one piece of paper from the box
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For the environment, I created three different areas, including lecture rooms, sharing place and workshops. There are two lecture rooms so that I can hold two lectures, one for parents and another for children at the same time. I divided the sharing space into the reading area; there are books for people to read, black and white boards that to write down what people want to share, and another area for people to chat and communicate with others. For the workshops, I created three different functions of workshops. The first and second are workshops for handcrafting, and the third one is for cooking.
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Conclusion
According to 2007 data from the National Center for Health Statistics, female Asian Americans ages 15 to 24 were second only to Native Americans in their rate of suicide deaths. What caused the problem? The reasons are Asian parents usually give too much pressure to their children to succeed in academics and live up to the “model minority� stereotype, and Asian parents and children express emotions or communicate less with each other, etc. Also, the research from National Latino and Asian American Study found that Asian Americans are three times less likely to seek mental health services than Whites. Asian Americans don’t like to ask for help because of the culture and family. In Asian tradition concept, discussing mental health concerns is considered taboo. Mental illness is shameful to tell and often people think it presents weakness or is just over thinking, and people can recover and get through it by themselves if they try hard. All these cause lots of Asians to avoid seeking treatment until the disease is advanced. Those all are problems we need to think about deeply, and for the current issue, Sunyoung creates an environment that gives people positive, energetic and professional feelings. There are multiple sharing spaces that people can relax and relieve stress through talking to others. Sunyoung not only wants to make people feel relaxed but also wants to promote the proper concept of mental health by lectures and websites. Communication is another issue Sunyoung pays attention to. We want parents and children to communicate, learn how to respect and be closer to each other by running workshops and activities. Finally, the only way to improve mental illness among Asian Americans is to face it and understand it.
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Work Cited
p.20 / www.standard.net p.22 / www.dossierluxus.com p.24 / www.latimes.com p.31 / Pinterest, Designspiration p.51-52 / www.mockupworld.com p.63,65 / www.creativemornings.com p.60,66 / www.freepik.com All environment photos / www.officensapshots.com
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Aviiz Lee leemj0904@gmail.com +1 626 217 4314 GR620 Visual Thinking Spring 2016 Instructor / Sandra Isla