Harlem Advocacy Posterserie by Jiaqi Song

Harlem Advocacy Posterserie by Jiaqi Song is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in Brons in Grafisch, Illustratie en Visuele Communicatie Ontwerp Competition Category.

BronsGrafisch· 2021

Harlem Advocacy Posterserie

by Jiaqi Song

Client: Bandujo Advertising Design

A' Design Award in Brons Winner in Grafisch Category

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The Design

About Harlem Advocacy Posterserie

Harlem Advocacy is een reeks reclameposters ontworpen voor een programma ter bevordering van de volksgezondheid in Harlem, New York City. De posters combineren een merklogo met geïllustreerde iconen, waarbij elk icoon één dienst vertegenwoordigt, zoals medische, sociale, educatieve of arbeidsgerelateerde ondersteuning. Eén hoofdposter toont alle iconen samen. Voor openbare verspreiding is de reeks opgedeeld in losse posters, elk met één icoon op grote schaal weergegeven. De visuele stijl is beïnvloed door popart, zodat de diensten snel herkenbaar zijn voor lokale bewoners.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Brons

Harlem Advocacy Posterserie is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Brons, een hoogst prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan uitstekende ontwerpen die zich onderscheiden door creativiteit, vindingrijkheid en scherpzinnigheid. Winnaars in Brons zijn ruimschoots vaardige en opvallend creatieve artefacten die de grote ervaring, verbeelding en het vernuft van hun ontwerpers bevestigen. Harlem Advocacy Posterserie wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerd, bewonderd en gekoesterd object te zijn dat opmerkelijk professioneel en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in Brons heeft gewonnen, verwerkt de beste praktijken in kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie en is uitstekend door zijn aandacht voor detail. Harlem Advocacy Posterserie bevredigt schitterend behoeften, raakt verlangens, charmeert gevoelens en spreekt de nieuwsgierigheid aan.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is a series of advertising campaign posters designed for Harlem Health Advocacy Partners, an organization under the New York City Department of Health. To help the residents in Harlem know more about the services from this organization: medical, social, educations, job-related, etc, these campaign posters include a brand lock up, various illustrated and designed icons, representing different services, to promote this program provided by New York City Department of Health.
Dimensions & Packaging: Digital Design and Illustrations, Printed poster size 24 x 30 inches.
Tags: graphic design, poster, illustrations, social service, poster design
Production Technology: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop.
Design Challenge: The creative challenge in this project has been that since the audiences of this campaign are very specific, it needs to find the right balance between messaging and visual communications, in order to help the Harlem residents understand the messaging of this campaign easily and quickly. But at the same time, the design style of the posters needs to convey this "Harlem Style", in order to grab attention and promote the services from Harlem Health Advocacy Partners.
Research: The research process of this project starts with brainstorming how to convert a government/social service project into an eye-catching and fun project. The research objective was to do as many competitive researches, statistically and visually, as possible, in order to help understand the needs of Harlem residents.
Inspiration: The inspiration for this project comes from the location where Harlem Health Advocacy Partners mainly focuses on helping: Harlem. Since the main audiences that are benefited from this program are residents living in the Harlem community, the look and feel of this project should have this Harlem vibe, in order to resonate with the residents. To communicate with the residents in a clear and easy-understood way, these posters are heavily visual graphics and illustration orientated, influenced by pop art and design style.
Project Duration: This project started in June 2017 in New York City and finished in September 2017 in New York City.
Operation Flow: There is one main campaign poster, which includes all the illustrated visual icons graphics. And when the posters are out for distribution in public, they will be broken into the individual poster with one single icon zoomed in, representing that specific service provided by Harlem Health Advocacy Partners.