The Silent Struggle
Graphic Design
Photography
Visual Design
Photo Magazine
Collaborative
Mental Health
Graphic Design Photography Visual Design Photo Magazine Collaborative Mental Health
The Silent Struggle
This collaborative magazine showcases the powerful photographic works of Xavier Kinnier and Angel Phillips, highlighting the internal struggles of mental health experienced by people, particularly in the Norfolk area. It also features an insightful interview with Tiffany Richardson, CEO of Artisan-Preneur Counseling, and her colleague and friend, River.
Photo Magazine Project
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe InDesign
The need of this project was that students needed to be provided resources to help them with their mental health issues, especially in the Norfolk area.
Need
Solution
The solution was to create a photo magazine showcasing the internal struggles of mental health while also providing insight on potential help in the Norfolk Area.
Design a photo magazine that depicts:
Mental Health Photography
Displays the types of Mental Health people experience
Display how to receive assistance in the Norfolk Area. This was both on and off campus
Provide interviews with people who experience this in a school setting and in a business setting
Get this displayed physically and digitally on our campus, especially in the Office of Counseling Services.
Application
The research focused on common mental health issues, with a primary emphasis on Norfolk. It also explored local resources, including for-profit, nonprofit, and campus support services. Interviews with the CEO and an employee of Artisan-Preneur Consulting provided insight into balancing work and school.
Research
Reach
What was the outcome?
Was able to get 15 copies printed plus an additional 6 more for free
Was able to get it posted online and have printed posters with QR Codes around campus
Printed versions are displayed in the Graphic Design Production room in the Barry Arts Building, the Photography Lab in the Hixon Building, and the Office of Counseling Services (Old Dominion University)
The poster is based on an image I took to show the internal struggle of mental health and how it affects people. My collaborator, Xavier Kinnier, and I decided this would be the perfect centerpiece to advertise our magazine. It also includes a QR code for the magazine digitally, which is free to the public. From there, we have placed all these posters around campus to draw attention to our magazine to spread awareness.
Poster
Responses
Feedback
Some responses we’ve had from classmates and professors have been positive
They complimented us (Xavier and I) for it actually looking neat and like a photo magazine
Was given feedback from photo professors on how to improve the photo magazine and if we were to do it again, try researching more on layouts
Online, we have gotten 96-110 reads (as of Dec. 2024), however, we can’t measure if the feedback was positive or negative due to having no comments.
