Final Posters: Voter engagement

Here are my final Voter engagement posters!

        

Teen pregnancy

Last but not least... Issue # 3 Teen pregnancy!

The quality is somewhat distorted by the jpeg-ness, but I think it's almost there!  Again, any comments would be greatly appreciated!

Final project: Voter engagement

Uni is so close to being over I can taste the freedom and it's not doing me any favours for trying to finish my last project (coincidentally the one I hope to put in the degree show so I suppose I better get a move on!)

After much development these are the final mock ups of two out of my three posters based around encouraging people to vote.  I wanted to come at this subject from a slightly different angle, so I took what I found in my research, which was that many young people do have strong and valid opinions about issues that effect us, it's just that they never make the link between that and who you vote for in the general elections.  My concept is based around taking some of these issues including teen pregnancy, the war in Iraq and benefits and reminding people that it is stuff like this we are voting for - not personality, or class but policies that will and do effect our everyday lives.  I hope that this would help spark a connection to politics in people's minds and remind them they probably already do have an opinion and can use this to vote.

My posters are designed to work both ways up to achieve this.  The same image, looked at from a different perspective, through different eyes, can mean something different to different people.  It's the right to this difference that makes this country a democracy, and should be something worth voting for!

I've tried to keep the style as simple as possible to make the image work both ways and not over complicate it.  I'm not sure if the cream on the money background is strong enough to stand out next to the blue on the gun or if the shading is quite right on the piggy bank yet....

I feel something is still missing but I can't put my finger on it!  I know everyone says please let me know what you think on here, and no one ever does... but I would really appreciate some feedback and comments on whether or not this is working or any changes you can spot??

Please help =)

Final project research: voter engagement

My final project is based around voter engagement in young people.  Inspired by the recent elections, I kind of wish I'd got round to this before the general vote, as I have been researching and planning this project since before Christmas, but never the less, this will be the final cherry on the cake to complete my portfolio.  I have a couple of strong ideas already, which I will spend the last two weeks executing, but both are quite visually difficult to bring off so I have been looking to get as much inspiration as possible!  Here's some new research, some old research and some lovely ideas!

  

           

                  

   

 

           

  

        

 

New Brief!

Over Easter I embarked on a research project which is to form the basis of my new brief about voter engagement in young people. I decided I wanted to write my own brief this time, so it was important to make sure I got my head round the situation so I could write a brief that was not going to fall apart when I started working on it.

I decided to put this research into a book, partly because it's a big part of this project, and partly because I wanted to leave uni with some research that I can show to people to show that i'm interested in and capable of working on all sides of the brief. I wanted to take the research out of my sketchbook just to keep it as clear and easy to understand as possible and not get caught up with all the cutting and sticking and scribbling that makes a sketchbook much more personal.

Here's the new brief that I have come up with, which I will be working on now until the end of term!

Brief: Voter engagement in young people

Background:

18-24 year olds have the lowest recorded voting numbers of all, and each year they are declining. There is a general feeling of disillusionment amongst this age group and a disdain from older audiences towards them for not voting. With the approach of the 2010 general election, it's important to re-engage youth and remind them how important it is to vote.

The Brief:

To create a full campaign that encourages young people to actively get involved in politics during the election and re-animate their interest. These include:

Lack of understanding and unbiased, accessible information and comparisons between parties

Feeling like your vote won't make a difference

No faith in the government

Target Audience: 18-24 year olds across a wide range of students, professionals and unemployed.

Aims & Objectives:

To challenge young people to think about what their vote means

To address the target audience in appropriate media

To actively engage young people with the voting system