Against Suicide Bewusmakingsplakkaat by Lara Wilkin

Against Suicide Bewusmakingsplakkaat by Lara Wilkin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award in Brons in Grafika-, Illustrasie- en Visuele Kommunikasie-ontwerp Competition Category.

BronsGrafika· 2022

Against Suicide Bewusmakingsplakkaat

by Lara Wilkin

Client: Lara

A' Design Award in Brons Winner in Grafika Category

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The Design

About Against Suicide Bewusmakingsplakkaat

Teen Selfmoord is 'n sosiale bewusmakingsplakkaat wat geskep is om die taboe rondom depressie en selfmoordgedagtes aan te spreek. 'n Groot vektorillustrasie toon 'n kettingreaksie van klein snellers en die fases van 'n selfmoordproses, saam met moontlike vorme van ondersteuning. Die plakkaat is bedoel vir openbare plekke soos pleine en vervoerstasies, waar kykers tyd het om die vele besonderhede te bestudeer. Die stil ontwerp is daarop gemik om geraakte mense te help voel dat hulle verstaan word en om die teensin om hulp te soek te verminder. Produksie is moontlik as 'n groot plakkaat, 'n vlugskrif of 'n koerantdruk.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Brons

Against Suicide Bewusmakingsplakkaat is 'n wenner van die A' Design Award in Brons, 'n hoogs prestigieuse erkenning wat toegeken word aan uitstaande ontwerpe wat gekenmerk word deur kreatiwiteit, vindingrykheid en skerpsinnigheid. Wenners in Brons is ruimskoots vaardige en opvallend kreatiewe artefakte wat die groot ervaring, verbeelding en vindingrykheid van hul ontwerpers bevestig. Daar word verwag dat Against Suicide Bewusmakingsplakkaat 'n hoog aangeskrewe, bewonderde en gekoesterde voorwerp is wat merkwaardig professioneel en innoverend is. Hierdie ontwerp wat die A' Design Award in Brons gewen het, inkorporeer die beste praktyke in kuns, wetenskap, ontwerp en tegnologie en is uitstekend vanweë sy aandag aan detail. Against Suicide Bewusmakingsplakkaat bevredig behoeftes pragtig, raak aan begeertes, bekoor gevoelens en spreek die nuuskierigheid aan.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: AgainstSuicide is an illustrative / inclusive campaign design concept. The large illustration of the chain reaction shows various triggers and the solution in the form of auxiliary assumptions. The poster should be placed in public places across from squares or stops where the viewer has time to perceive what is being visualized.
Dimensions & Packaging: It can be produced as a big Plakat, as Flyer, or as a newspaper print
Tags: Socialgraphic, Illustration, Vectorillustration, Prevention, Suicide, Care, Depressions, #AgainstSuicide
Production Technology: The illustration was drawn with vectors.
Design Challenge: The hardest part war the taboo of the suicide topic.
Research: The big poster is full of details, full of little things and interactions, like the little triggers and phases of a suicidal process. Triggers they want to be found and they everybody knows. Those affected feel more understood and the inconspicuous design means that they are less reluctant to seek help.
Inspiration: Thoughts of suicide can affect anyone, at any time in life. In these difficult times, isolation and social pressures are increasing problems. On the other hand, Depressions are still a taboo and a stigma. Those affected often remain silent until the thoughts start to cycle and in the worst case, the can turn into a suicidal chain reaction. Suicide and depressions are a taboo topic.
Project Duration: The project idea startet in Germany, but it can be an international prevention.
Operation Flow: The large poster in the waiting area and in public places is intended to break the taboo of depressions and invite to discuss – everyone knows one of these.
Patents: Lara Wilkin
Team Members: Lara Wilkin
Image Credits: Lara Wilkin