Mind Matters- Raising awareness

Overview

UNI invited Architects, Visual/Graphic Designers, and the student fraternity for the third edition of its series of Graphic Design Challenges as part of its unit block, Graphis. 

Challenges under ‘Graphis’ were carefully curated to bring out the best of visual communication and graphic language to educate, reflect, and inspire change with respect to pertinent world issues through visuals. 

A picture is worth a thousand words, and Graphis abides by that adage, to inspire participants to try and portray complex ideas and emotions through a still image.

The competition understood the importance of efficient and effective communication in the digital age and aimed to recognize innovative ideas and techniques that could redefine the notions guiding conventional graphic design, and foremost, create impact. 

Theme

Mental illnesses affect 19% of the adult population, 46% of teenagers, and 13% of children each year. People struggling with their mental health may be in your family, live next door, teach your children, work in the next cubicle, or sit in the same aisle. However, only half of those affected receive treatment, often because of the stigma attached to mental health. Untreated, mental illness can contribute to higher medical expenses, poorer performance at school and work, fewer employment opportunities, and increased risk of suicide.

Brief of the competition

The challenge was to make a poster/artwork – that either promotes mental health awareness OR visualizes the effects of poor mental health on our daily lives through metaphorical/surreal illustrations. The images could not depict any form of self-harm but had to be something that could be shared by people to carry your message with the poster.

The jury for the competition consisted of esteemed designers, professionals, and academicians from around the world. The Lead Jurors for the competitions were as follows: 

Jonathan Barnbrook, Owner, barnbrook ltd, United Kingdom

Matt Hollands, Owner, Matt Hollands Design, United Kingdom

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Some of the Best of competition projects are:

Winning Project: Interference

By: Yara 

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Description: The manifestation of hyperactivity in the mind rather than the body.

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Editor’s Choice: Mind Matter_The Lost City of Feelings

By: Tzu Ching Chen

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Description: The Neglected Feelings are the Roots of Mental Illnesses Your heart is your mind, listen to it.

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Editor’s Choice: The noise

By: Szymon Świderski & Agnieszka Stawinoga

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Description: An artwork about mental problems

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Editor’s Choice: Blue Haze

By: Szymon Świderski & Agnieszka Stawinoga

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Description: An artwork to visualize the effects of poor mental health on our daily lives

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