You Aren't Alone.

 Instructions

 

1 - Either A - Create a poster for an event, cause, or product that shows your understanding and application of Empathy, Composition, and Storytelling principles.

Or B - Recreate a poster or Design that you have previously done, showing your understanding and application of Empathy, Composition, and Storytelling principles.

2- Create a detailed blog post that describes your visual choices and how you applied what you learned in Chapters 1-4 to make this poster tell a story.

 Poster

 For this project, I had the chance to create a poster of a movement, cause, or event of my liking. Or to recreate an old project of mine. At first I wanted to try and redefine and recreate one of my old projects, but looking back I don't really have any impactful type of creations..... But that's no worry. The image you see is made after a mental awareness movement. Since Men's Mental Awareness month recently passed past I wanted to try and give it a go with an organization to back it up.

My image starts in a world of black and white, but there’s this beam of warm light cutting through the trees, highlighting the person and part of the bench in full color. The Color choice was to signify that even in moments that feel dark, there’s still light breaking through. That little beam brings in hope, focus, and honestly, life. The contrast isn’t just visual; it’s emotional. It pulls your eyes straight to the heart of the image. But that's not the only thing to try and tie the message together, is the text: “YOU AREN’T ALONE.” Big, bold, and centered. Underneath it is the line, “Broken still shines when the light hits right, so will you.” This text is the main centerpiece of the whole image, and is why I kept it so simple and Polished. I didn't want to overcomplicate the little things and keep the message. Impactful, Bold, and honestly straight to your core, but the main portion of text seems to still be in black in white, you may ask? I made the text have an extra shine when actually hit with the sun ray coming from our image, and our message? It’s about not ignoring pain, it’s about showing that even in it, there’s still the chance to shine. I kept the font classic and clean so the message stood strong without distraction, and the placement was low to balance the weight of the image. The website link at the bottom grounds it with a real resource because art can inspire, but sometimes it also needs to guide.

This one was less about being flashy and more about feeling. It was about stillness, presence, and that reminder that no matter how isolated someone may feel, they’re not actually alone. And if the light hits just right maybe that reminder is enough to carry someone through.