Platforms of Exchange

STUDENT WORK

PROJECT: PLASTIC POLLUTION

Our project raises awareness for environmental issues, in particular the effects of plastic pollution on our health, wildlife and environment. This is a widespread problem affecting our marine wildlife and oceans.

We felt passionate about this issue as we are situated in Plymouth, where the ocean is at the heart of the city and needs to be protected.

We have made a series of 3 posters that educate and increase awareness of pollution. We hope the viewer is left feeling passionate about this issue and can move forward living a more ecofriendly and plastic free lifestyle.

PROJECT: PERIODS, PERIOD.

We aimed to address the issues of stigma, shame and taboo surrounding periods through this project. “Abolishing stigma, period” is our main message that we hope to convey within this project and is also our Instagram bio.

In order to achieve this, we have produced a magazine. We believe, as a group, that this would be the most effective method to best demonstrate visuals, such as illustration and photography plus open conversations surrounding periods.

Our intended audience is anyone who feels as though they might want to learn more about periods or anyone who has experienced/ currently experiences periods.

PROJECT: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Our project is based around domestic violence specifically against women. Our main focus with this project was to create a final visual design that had the ability to evoke emotion and raise awareness while capturing the audience’s attention, without becoming long-winded or personal.

For our audience, we based the idea upon being presented in high schools. We specifically wanted to highlight a taboo subject so we created leaflets to display information on domestic violence with the hand sign for domestic violence on the front to spread more awareness.

PROJECT: UNLEARNING TOXICMASCULINITY

For our project, we are addressing toxic masculinity and the effect this has on children from an early stage in their lives. We want to present this to primary school children because people’s beliefs and views as a person tend to be formed when they are young.

Toxic masculinity can be very damaging to all children as they grow, causing many struggles for their mental and physical health. We decided an effective way to bring this into their everyday lives would be in the form of a poster which can be displayed in an educational environment.

PROJECT: WALKING & MENTAL HEALTH

Walking within a city has been researched and proven to improve one’s mental health. We wanted to make a sort of guide with three paths within the city centre, starting at AUP and then heading towards the Barbican. Each path will vary in length depending on your well-being with the longest path used for leisure walking.

There will be a map, a zine and a website, with the last of the three providing easy access to the paths and hotspots within those paths.

The project is aimed towards people aged between 18-27 years, and anyone who lives in Plymouth. We hope that this project will provide a helpful guide for those who don’t feel as well as they would like.