Title [working] - Investigating the social stigma surrounding mental amongst young people ad how graphic design can be used to help stop this stigma.
The question itself rather too complicated and at this point makes it difficult to start thinking about how this project will begin. After the essay presentation I was given a few pointers of how I could start to change this essay so that it would become a more affective research project that aims to find out how graphic design can be used to change the social stigma on mental health.
Starting points
- Propaganda (how it was used to persuade large amounts of people)
- Branding and advertising (What theories have been used within these subject to get people to buy into product and brands etc)
- What is a stigma and how does it relate to mental health...is there still a stigma in 2017
- Mental health in the UK (charities, campaigns)
- Social responsibility for graphic designers
Now that I have a better starting point of which direction the essay can go in, I need to go back to reading and now complete more in depth research which will help to inform how the use of graphic design can be used within health care. I also need to think about what the possible practical outcome could be once I have a better understanding of my question.
