downup
a happiness therapy
MA DESIGN FOR ART DIRECTION
BOUICHOU CELINE
2019
REPORT
As a person passionate about advertising, it all started with a single dissonance. As Don said in Madmen “Advertising is based on one thing, happiness. And you know what happiness is? [...] It’s [...] a billboard on the side of the road that screams reassurance that whatever you are doing is okay. You are okay”. But are we really okay? Advertising sells us a form of happiness. Happiness carried to the extreme which pushes consumers to buy specific products and services to achieve this illusion. But in this beautiful world that reflects advertising, there are many faults and existential questions. The appearance of happiness promoted by advertising covers the anxieties of society. Many products seem to be shields or substitutes for the reality and frustrations of life. For example, according to a Ph.D. from the American Psychological Association (APA), “antidepressants and antianxiety medications are among the leading prescription drugs not only in the US but around the world” (S.K. Whitbourne, 2015). We do not think twice when our consultation or General Practitioner (GP) prescribes us with one of these psychotropic medications. We are desensitised to them. However, we should be concerned that these drugs may not only fail to treat our psychological symptoms but can have a host of adverse side effects. We may not be conscious of it, but mental health is the number one concern in the world nowadays. At present, 40% of mental health worldwide is due to depression and anxiety (Who.int, 2001). The most recent Psychiatric Morbidity Survey indicates that “there are some 6 million people in the UK, approximately 3 million with depression as their primary problem and 3 million with an anxiety disorder.” (Anxiety UK, 2018). “If the 80s were the age of stress, this is the age of anxiety, with 30% of Britons experiencing an anxiety disorder during their lifetime.” (Wiseman E., 2019).
INTRODUCTION
THE STARTING POINT OF MY INTEREST
The NHS Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey, published in 2016, indicated that anxiety and depression affected about one in six people. In many ways, everybody may have it, and we need to take more care of it, to invest more in mental health. My implication started when I was working under a project called “Take Care” for JCDecaux. JCDecaux creates a mentally and physically safe workplace for their employees, specifically by ensuring a healthy, and respectful working environment. Our campaign aimed to take this a step further by building a sustainable behaviour for the public. That is why, with the help of my team, we created a visual content of wellness that is meant to invoke positive feelings in the viewer. Today, people are seeking personal fulfilment primarily through ideas like mindfulness and wellbeing. By engaging the viewer with positive messages, we were hoping to foster a sense of trust and familiarity with the brand, help the viewer feel motivated.
Mental illness Mental illness is like any other is like any other medical illness medical illness
My first research was focusing on loneliness. I was especially interested in the connection between mental health and art.
Our campaign Take Care implements different characters in order to tackle the loneliness issue to a public scale.
From my personal experience, the issue with mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety are subject to stigma and misconceptions. The term depression is widely used in psychiatry as in everyday language but with very significant and different meaning. Depression is sometimes considered as an emotional reaction adapted to the difficult circumstances of life, as the sign of fragility, as a luxury, or even as a disease. However clinical depression or major depression is a real mental disorder, a real disease. It is today even considered as a major public health problem. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), depression is currently the second leading cause of mental health in developed countries . And this issue should continue to grow over the next 20 years (WHO, 2001). Depression is a serious illness. It is particularly associated with a high suicidal risk, but also to somatic comorbidity, especially cardiovascular. Depression has also dramatic economic consequences. Beyond the cost of care, depression leads to a real inability to work and maintain a level of acceptable income, but also has a clear impact on participation from the individual to the productivity of the economy (WHO, 2001). In developed countries where anxiety disorders are dominant, depression represents one of the first causes of absenteeism. However, the diagnosis and treatment of depression are far from being obvious to the professionals, because of the stigmatisation behind depression (E. P., 2006). Another worrying mental health is anxiety. Anxiety can be seen as a continuum. At one end of the scale, mild anxiety can improve motivation and productivity, while at the other end, intense anxiety with the response ‘fight or flight’ promotes survival in response to danger. When it appears at inappropriate times or to an excessive degree, anxiety can become pathological. They have profoundly debilitating
OVERVIEW OF MY PROJECT
WHAT IS MY PROBLEM STATEMENT?
consequences, leading to significant suffering and reducing the quality of life. For many of these subjects, it is no longer possible to lead a normal life, with a high prevalence of divorce and unemployment and a huge socio-economic cost, estimated at 5 billion pounds a year in the United Kingdom. Anxiety disorders are the most chronic disorders among mental disorders with the earliest age of onset (15 years) and disabling consequences that often impact the entire life. Despite the recognition of pathological anxiety as a serious clinical problem, it was not until the publication of the DSM-III, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, third edition, in 1980 that the systematic study of “anxiety disorders” began. Several specific syndromes are currently recognized by the DSM-5, fifth edition, such as panic disorder, specific phobias, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessivecompulsive disorder (OCD). Focusing on these two mental health issues were
Key data on the link between mental health and college students. Made by Anxiety and Depression, Association of America.
WHY AM I FOCUSING ON ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION? both for objective and subjective reasons. Urbanisation is currently experiencing incredible and fast developments. Today’s city dwellers represent more than half of the world’s population and they will probably represent two-thirds of them in 2050 (Un. org, 2014). This upheaval is not without consequences, particularly in terms of mental health. Although living in the city has certain advantages such as better access to care, it also has many drawbacks. The main one of which is certainly the stress related to noise, agitation, space-restricted, pollution. According to the report on the “Air pollution and public health” led by researchers at King’s College London, children who grow up in a particularly polluted environment are three times more likely to develop a major disorder by the age of 18 (British Review, 2014). Besides, all the elements of urbanity, such as living on top of each other or depending on the structures of the city, create new stressful situations. In my personal opinion and despite the density of the population, there is also a lot of isolation in the city. We often get along without knowing each other, unlike what we see in smaller communities. So how to react to such a stigmatised perception of a ‘disease’ so frequent and painful? How can we adapt ourselves to these negative thoughts and thus find credibility with our mental health? The purpose of this report is to stimulate the reflection around the problem of stigmatisation, and more precisely, to apprehend the scientific reality of the psychological and societal concept that represent depression and anxiety.
interaction surprise gift
poetry
curiosity peace
happiness
One of the first problems of this project was the visual identity. My expectations were quite high, and I was trying to write keywords with visuals. It’s a way for me to summarize my ideas and keep the spirit in mind.
HOW AM I RESPONDING? My approach is very linked with my preferences since I always liked working with physical material. From there, I aimed at finding a way to aesthetically design a solution for the issue. The idea of creating a kit came when I was focused on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). CBT is a psychotherapy that has proven effective in the treatment of many mental disorders and more particularly in the field of anxiety disorders. The psychotherapeutic treatment is preceded by a thorough medical examination, a diagnosis and a detailed functional analysis that examine the conditions of appearance, development and maintenance of the problem, as well as behaviour, cognitions and the emotions of the person. During each therapeutic session, patients learn to observe their behaviours, their thoughts, called “cognitions” in CBT, and their emotions, to examine them and, if necessary, to modify them. Often, cognitions have nothing or very little to do with rational reflections but invade consciousness in the form of negative thoughts called ‘automatic’. It is all about examining these thoughts, study their consequences on behaviour and emotions, and replace them with more realistic thoughts.
I am more of a person who believes in social and physical support rather than the direct recommendation of unnatural solutions such as medications. But having therapies and consults require an expensive cost for the person. It cannot be extended to a public scale. It is also difficult to physically do the first step toward a professional and recognise to someone your mental health issue when you did not even accept it yourself. The goal of a physical kit is to find a possible way to solve both the availability and cost issues. Moreover, we are living nowadays in the digital world. Every question seems to be easily answered online, applications are available for all our needs and you can reach anyone in a few seconds. Being online and using social media has become an integral part of our lives. However, if some aspects of technology may bring a positive response to certain mental health issues, it may not be as effective as we think. Personally, physical material is more “real” to the brain. It has a meaning and a place. According to Forbes, “It is better connected to memory because it engages with its spatial memory networks” (Forbes.com, 2015). The fact that the kit is interactive involves also more emotional processing from the person. It is a way to own it at home. To personalise it. That is why I responded by creating an interactive wellness kit to possibly overcome depression and anxiety issues. This is a physical help to symptoms of mental health may surface. The project will be especially focused on our feelings through the five senses.
A LITTLE REMINDER I also wanted to remind that this project is explorative and the proposed kit is not meant to ‘cure’ depression or anxiety issues. It is more in the exploration of possible remedies based on playful design provocations. It is only a speculative solution to this complex problem. I do not have the intention to replace any psychological therapies, nor medicine. It is more about the activation of the feelings around this and looking at new modern ways to address the mental health stigma through design. This is the first round of the project based on the initial research, further iterations would naturally follow given a wider time-frame and larger scope. I liked the idea of an accessible solution, creating a possible way to tackle the issues and creating a self-happiness therapy. I am hoping to invoke curiosity, weirdness and interaction between materiality and humanity. My project will communicate these ideas by pushing it even further through the interaction of our senses. I hope to foster a sense of selfconscious and self-care to everyone in need.
The concept of the kit called Downup came up during my personal experiences. When was I anxious? When did I feel negative thoughts about myself? What was I doing? Where did I look? I wanted to visually represent the difficulties in tackling mental health issues. Modern civilization focuses on the speed of communication and the effectiveness of these values. It needs an international language to quickly understand information. That is why in the same way as a pictogram, I have created a visual identity for the kit to be easily recognised and understood by all. Since my concept was based around the creation of a practical kit, I also had to think about its size, shape, availability and appearance. It needed to be accessible and convenient to use it. That is why the environment was an important condition to create a self-therapy. Thus it made sense to me to focus on the environment called ‘home’. Home is where we feel safe, a place that allows us to be ourselves. It’s a personal question, but whatever our definition of home, it is an important part of our life. It is there to make your life easier, embodies the idea that we make of our space and accompanies us at all the stages of your existence, whether they are planned or not. It is where we evolve, move all the time, show naturally our true self. The kit could be part of our life, part of our struggles and thus possibly overcome them.
CONCEPT
VISUAL IDENTITY
The kit is a 3D box made from acrylic plastic. Its transparency gives an interesting aesthetic that allows to see the content of the box. Its square shape, perfect and geometric, contrasts with the objects I printed in 3D. Looking back at my visual identity, I realized how much 3D printing made me think of different layers on topographic maps. Indeed they are used to represent shapes and details on the environment that we observe. Based on this visual, I reproduced my own topographic plan on top of the box with the name of the project. The typography used is called ‘Ubuntu’, it is a reminder of the round, soft sides of the printed items. Each one of them is bound with the sense that the person will have to use. The forms are however much more abstract and complex.
First drafts on the box. it was the first time I used the laser section in the 3D room. During the creation of my objects, I also had to think about the size of the box, and measure the whole thing.
Drafts for the visual identity. I really wanted to have a logo, in case I would make this project as a commercial product. On the right, the official logo.
U is meant for Up and the reversed U is meant for Down. When we are feeling down, we are looking at our shoes. The Down is the top of the shoes. The invisible rectangle represents the invisible mental issue: loneliness. Yet the U drawings made it visible. Resulting in a possible response to tackle it. See it. Touch it physically.
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UP DOWN
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The first visuals. I really liked them for their abstract shapes, but it didn’t fit the idea I had in mind. Their aspects didn’t connect a specific message. That is why I kept them, but only as tests.
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CHOICE OF COLOURS
Numerous studies have shown that stimuli in our environment affect our mood. This is true for colours. Different colours can affect our mood states and make us happy, confident and positive. Chromotherapy promotes the treatment of diseases with colours. Each colour causes a living organism a biological and psychic effect. This therapy seems particularly suitable for treatments related to anxiety, depression, stress or sleep disorders. Although drug treatment or psychotherapy is the standard treatment for depression, scientific studies have proven the effectiveness of chromotherapy (Gul, Dr. Somia, 2015).
Tests of different colours on my 3D objects. The spray painting was an interesting method, but the original colour, white, remained my favourite.
I used failed 3D objects to test the spray.
That is why concerning the choices of my box, I decided to go for two colours: white for the objects and purple for the external materials. Purple is a double-edged colour: surprisingly, we like it or we do not like it. There seems to be no psychological half-measure concerning the colour. Yet, behind its electric look, purple is the colour of sweetness and dreams. Purple is the colour par excellence of dreamers, spiritual people rather than material. It has soothing virtues on the mind. It allows to calm certain emotions, to curb anger or anguish. Purple brings inner peace and clarity of mind. The colour promotes the development of consciousness, intuition and positive thinking. While white evokes hygiene, clarity and can give as much an impression of monastic simplicity as an impression of great sophistication. It provides a feeling of well-being and relaxation. The white enhances the other colours with which it is used.
That is why during the first drafts of my prototypes, I first questioned the shape of the objects. Do our brains find certain shapes more satisfying than others? According to Clibe Bell, a British art critic, “there is a significant form—a distinct set of lines, colours, textures and shapes— that qualifies a given work as art” (Megan Gambino F., 2013).These aesthetic qualities trigger a pleasing response in the viewer. With his exhibition Beauty and the Brain Revealed in Washington, D.C., he showed that humans have an affinity for curves with scientific data to prove it. It seems that our favourite shapes tend to be more with gentle curves as opposed to sharp points. That is why organic shapes were the best option for my outcome because of its irregular or asymmetrical in appearance, but tend to have a curvy flow to them.
Outfit n° 11, collection Cristallisation (prototype), Iris Van Herpen (born in 1984), The Netherlands, 2010
Since my idea of an interactive experience was exploring a bit more the physical world, I thought about focusing on 3D printing. 3D printing opens infinite perspectives and allows to create forms impossible to manufacture otherwise. It can print parts with great geometric complexity. Forms that were previously unthinkable with conventional methods are now just a breeze for any 3D printer. No need to adapt to the technical constraints of the manufacturing tool to design its 3D model, it is a new field of possibilities where we can now imagine all the drawings that go through our head as entangled pieces, unassembled forms, or meshes inspired by nature.
SENSES THROUGH 3D DESIGN
3D DESIGN
Inspiration. Using 3D printing, the fashion designer Iris van Herpen explores forms that are both unique and spectacular, at the border between science and design.
Inspiration. The artist Jean Arp tried to answer the following question: do our brains find certain shapes more attractive than others? Image courtesy of Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute, Johns Hopkins University
FIVE SENSES The world around us is perceived by our bodies through sensory organs. Sensory organs are organs that are sensitive to the stimulation of the environment. These are the eyes, the ears, the tongue, the nose, the skin. We use every day all of our senses without even being aware of it. Not long ago, I came across a video Ted of Jinsop Lee, a designer who developed the 5-way design theory. Jinsop Lee proves with scientific statistics his idea that the more senses of the user are stimulated, more his experience of use will be happy. Sight, touch, hearing, smell and taste must be thought through when choosing shapes, materials and colours. The design and manufacture of a good project are then reduced to a judicious association of the senses. Based on his thoughts, I was thinking of focusing my object on each sense. Since a kit is based on different tools, I decided to separate one sense per object rather than trying to combine all the senses in one object. The experiences would be even for playful and various.
brain teaser
incense asmr
kinetic sand edible mask
Creation of a wellness toolbox meant to change our way of seeing life. Explore feeling through sense. These icons represent the five senses and will guide the person through my experimentation.
Overview and screenshots of my prototypes. I wanted to spend time to find an organic shape that will attract curiosity and visual satisfaction. I mostly used the Blender and Rhino software for the 3D objects.
HEARING - SEASHELL RESONANCE I will always remember during vacation my time playing on the beach. I was always sticking my ear to a seashell dreaming of the sea, firmly convinced that it was the buzzing waves that I heard. It was for me a calming sensation, a way to escape reality and let myself time to reflect. Its spiral nature also evokes me the golden spiral. The golden spiral, the one based on the golden ratio. It contains in it all the properties that found the balance and harmony of Phi. It is interesting shapes that convinced me to create a 3D object based on a seashell. Concerning the hearing, the seashell acts in the same way as a soundbox and only promotes concentration on internal sounds. The goal is to play with the object, to feel the surface with the tips of our nails and to practice mindfulness. It is about being fully aware of the present moment, focusing on the now, everything you are and how you feel. Like an awareness awakening. Indeed if you meditate on music with resonance, you are centred on this essential point ‘you, aware as a being’. Simultaneously, by its unique power, the resonance makes you feel the four dimensions ‘space and time’, synonymous with ‘here and now’. By its unique specificity, a relaxation in resonance powerfully re-centres you and gives that feeling of inner immensity in soothing fullness.
Inspiration. A brass, spherical Helmholtz resonator based on the original design, circa 1890-1900.
3D printer. The hearing object took around ten hours to print. The process was fascinating to watch, especially the different layers. But the smallest mistake can create a fail in the machine.
TOUCH - ASMR & ODDLY SATISFYING ASMR has been the answer of insomnia of anxiety for many viewers, it has demonstrated both from the public and confirmed scientifically, to have the capacity to relax the viewer. The sounds appear to trigger a tingles stimuli in the body which gets the viewer as if it were almost in a state of trance. The scientific world has delayed backing the internet born phenomena with a scientific ground, however, research has proved the authenticity to its effect as well as an actual transformation in our body. In a 2018 study by the University of Sheffield who measured the physiology of the those who experienced ASMR and found that those who reacted to the stimuli had “a reduction in their heart rate of about 3.14 beats per minute while watching the videos” (BBC News, 2018). This was, they said, comparable to the effects of related techniques such as mindfulness. The internet phenomena is slowly being appropriated in a different variety of context which also explored through visual stimuli. This can take the form of soap cutting videos, other varieties in the genre of ‘satisfying videos’ as well as 3D abstract motion experimentation. The latter is particularly fascinating as they perhaps almost exist as a visual translation of ASMR.
3D printer.
The mould is made from the 3D object. A thin layer of plastic is then applied over the object.
In the process of my work, I was trying to apply this concept as a physical experience in the kit. The kinetic sand was a possible solution. The reason is that kinetic sand is very easy to handle, can crumble almost like “classic” sand. The testers all speak of a sensation particularly pleasant to the touch, close to a form of velvet. The images of the manipulation of kinetic sand are also very pleasant to look at, bringing a feeling of satisfaction. I also think the nostalgia of sandboxes and the construction of sandcastles play a big role in its popularity. In many videos, the person stages ever more crazy cuts of sand slices based on crunching ultrasound grains. Some are tense, others quiver with happiness. Concerning the mould, I relied on my prototypes with the shape of my hand. The hand is a tool at the service of the senses or the extension of thought. It is one of the most complex and most indispensable organs of the body. The mould is based on an abstract form made from multiple fingers, creating an infinity of possibility when the user will play with the kinetic sand.
SIGHT - ORGANISATION PORN Did you know that your eyes are responsible for about 80 per cent of all your sensory perceptions? (Frieze.com, 2009). The sight already allows you to get a first impression of the objects that are in front of you, and more precisely their shape, their colour and their states. That is why organisation makes so much sense in our life. Based on the same concept as ASMR visuals, cleanliness and order often bring satisfaction and cause us well-being. Normally, we all like to tidy up or clean our stuff in a certain way, but some people make this task an obsession. When I searched different concepts around organisation, I could not help but think about Marie Kondo, the well-known Japanese whose book The magic of storage has sold more than 8 million copies. Some will see her as meticulous, even obsessive, even completely psychologically. Others as a saviour. Her philosophy is that the storage would be a form of catharsis to breathe new life, to start on a healthier basis.
“Organising is like refusing to be invaded by chaos, confusion,” says clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst Olivier Douville (Taubes, 2016). This is true for our inner world and our thoughts. Our first storage activity consists in learning to think, that is to say, to classify, and to establish rules. However, to acquire a living, pure thought, it is necessary to go beyond the narrow binary - true/false, right/wrong, good/bad - by accepting the contradiction, the blur, without being afraid of it. According to him, “there is, in intellectual rigidity, something of the manic arrangement, where each object must remain in its place without moving a millimetre, and which is also a symptom of a need to protect oneself from the unknown” (Taubes I., 2016). That is why the third tool inside the kit is more focused on the content rather than the 3D container. In order to create an ‘organisation porn’, the container has an iris shape to remind the targeted sense. Inside of the 3D object, multiple stones are mixed with a different gradient of colour, all purple. The concept is to arrange and clear our thoughts through the arrangement of the stones and the different colour. It is not only based on aesthetics, but also a way to visually express our reflection on the table. Each person is free to accept it as a puzzle, or as a way to calm the mind.
Glass stones. They will be used for the sight experience. I painted the stones with a purple colour. The gradient part was challening, but the result is quite natural.
Emily Blincoe’s Instagram feed is a virtual haven for neat freaks obssessed with ‘organisation porn’.
3D object for the sight experience. I based my shape on our iris. Inspiration from Emily Blincoe.
SMELL AROMATHERAPY The fourth object is focusing on our sense of smell. Odours are very powerful and can evoke memories and create emotions. Sensory methods can be used to explore people’s experiences of their routine. A way to relax our mind and body is first to search for natural solutions. Thus aromatherapy is an alternative medicine that involves the use of volatile plant extracts, also known as essential oils that can be inhaled aromatically by patients suffering from a wide variety of health conditions. It is often used to improve mood, change cognitive states, and can also be used as a medicinal supplement. The relaxing properties of some essential oils have been proven by many studies (ScienceDirect, 2015). The smell of some plants can indeed calm the activity of the nervous system. Chamomile or lavender can help people who are stressed or anxious, to relax. Sweet Orange essential oil is also traditionally used for its soothing properties. Its sweet and warm scent is a real invitation to peace. Since the kit is made on purpose for our home, the 3D object was made to fill the environment with good vibes. I thought about incense since its emotional aspect in healing. When burning incense, we take advantage of the power of smells on our limbic system of the brain, where our emotions are (Sowndhararajan K. and Kim S., 2016). Depending on the incense chosen and the way it stimulates the olfactory nerve, it will be toned or soothed. Moreover, if incense is widely used in rituals, it is because its properties have benefits on our spirituality. By breathing in the smell, it releases our mind, we find ourselves less agitated and we thus benefit from its relaxing virtues. Of course, the goal is not to be used as a substitute for proper medical treatment, but the experimentations and recipes are meant to boost our mood and relieve certain stress. The storage place under the box provides other recharges if needed. The 3D object is here used as a container, but its nose and organic form can be easily considered as a ‘sculpture’ at home.
Inspiration. Bottled emotions by Taylor Kinser.
I really enjoyed this part because of the possibilities with oil essentials. I tried different way to combine the oils.
The final result for the smell experience. I made three of them because of a hole issue. I have to be careful with the angle of the hole to put the incense tick.
TASTE SELF-TREATMENTS We often said that everything is a matter of taste. But what does “taste� really mean? The impression given by this perception, which is called flavour is in fact the result of a combination of smell, taste and touch. It is the interaction of these three senses that makes you love or dislike an odour or food. For the sense of taste, I tried to focus more on body care and self-treatments. That is why I thought of facial masks, but more specifically, edible facial masks. Masks are not only a treatment that improves the overall appearance of our skin, but they can also allow you to enjoy a moment of wellbeing and relaxation. When infused with essential oils like mint or rosemary, a face mask can help you escape by stimulating your senses. I mainly based my recipes with honey because it contains many important ingredients for the beauty of the skin. It provides Vitamin C and antioxidants that protect cells to counter premature ageing of the skin. Furthermore, the pH of the honey is slightly acidic. Applied as a mask, honey can strengthen the natural acid protection of the skin. It also contains antibacterial substances, which also explains its healing abilities. Finally, honey has a complex organic composition and contains several natural antibiotics, grouped under the generic name of inhibin, which is potent bacteriostatic, that is, they prevent the development of bacteria. As a result, it is the only food that can be kept indefinitely and never goes out of date (Peter B Olaitan, 2007). This is a considerable asset since the ingredients will be placed in the kit for a certain time. The goal is to connect again our body with nature in a playful way. The 3D object offers three different types of facial masks depending on our needs and preferences. Other rechargers will be disposed under the box as storage. The item will come with a step-by-step instruction manual of the process.
The three holes are for the flasks. Each flask contains edible liquids for a natural face mask. The ingredients are mainly honey, lemon and cinnamon.
The final step of my project. I added ideas for the exhibition where people could both touch the objects, but also observe them.
Mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression remain and will always be a tough challenge in the future. More and more treatments are present to help those in need, but each of them will have a different impact on the person. That is why it is important to design alternative solutions in order to tackle different issues. Maybe less alerting than severe mental health issues, but they still need to be taken into consideration since it is part of someone’s life.
CONCLUSION
Through the whole experimentation and process of my project, I enjoyed creating physical items. I did not expect such a huge enthusiasm from everyone around me because of the enigma around each item. I may still have a lot to learn in 3D design, but as a beginner since the starting point of the project, I could not be happier with the results. I am really thrilled with the opportunities of a possible happiness self-therapy. I am hoping to continue this project even after the academic circumstances because of its possibilities. Since the project is still considered as a prototype proposition, I am waiting for feedback from different professionals in terms of the future of this kit.
Inspiration for the exhibition. LED lights on the wall with transparent boxes.
The next step would be to test the project on a larger scale and see the direct responses. Another part of the project would be to develop even more this concept of kit and try to make it as accessible as possible. One of the options would be to access the 3D object online, where people would have the possibility to download, print them and making them available for everyone at home. The feasibility is still in discussion, but I am sure it has a lot of potential to grow. Since the goal of this happiness therapy is to play with it and tackle our issues, I am planning to expose the final kit during the exhibition with a 3D duplication of the five objects. Thus people will be able to touch it and experience different feelings and sensations. LED lights will be there to create harmony and atmosphere through different items. For technical reasons, I will have different videos during the exhibition where people will see how to use some of the objects. Anxiety UK. (2018). Frequently Asked Questions
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