Summative statement

Albert Einstein once said:

“Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.”

My dissertation primarily focuses on the effects animal agriculture is having on our environment, as well as the health and medical risks that correlate with a meat eating diet. The exploration of fast food in relation to these problems was then studied.

Because a variety subjects under the same umbrella were researched, it was important that I chose the best way to illustrate and synthesise the practical work with the theory.

The practical element to this module was the most influential aspect for me, in the sense that it opened my eyes to the endless possibilities illustration provides.

Understanding the importance of my topic personally, helped me to push my illustrations forward into various contexts, so that a greater audience could be reached. Using illustration as a tool to communicate and educate made me realise that my practical could work across a breadth of disciplines.

Having a magnitude of varying outcomes enabled me to inform differing audiences. Discovering my love for texture has also helped shape this module for me. Linking various elements of the theory and practical in order to create harmony between the two was best achieved through the use of mono print textures.

This module has allowed me to explore contexts, disciplines, communication channels and my own personal values, and this is something I will carry forward in the future.

Presentation Boards

Practical development

Mock-up (Infographics)

The proposal of a leaflet is suggested here. 

Combining the illustrations made for editorial and for info graph are both included. The idea that the detailed image is the front cover and the information inside is simplistic and easy to understand. 

I could essentially write the tiniest amount of information to get my message across, which is the most important aspect of the infographic I think. 

Images placed into context- Editorial

Using mockups from graphic burger allowed me to display my final outcomes in the necessary context. Using articles that have previously informed aspects of the theoretical intrinsically linked with the illustrations I have created here.

Would like to create some more editorial pieces in the future. Illustrating articles is something that really interests me now. 

Infographic #3

I decided to make a McDonalds infographic, so that I had an element of the practical that responds to the fast food element of my dissertation. I had researched quite a lot about it so the facts were already somewhere in my brain or in a book or article, so there way no need to source new information, just figure out a way to communicate it effectively. 

I chose to format the infographic in the same way as the first, because the facts and images were displayed in a visually engaging well and I wanted this to be similar. 

This one highlights the medical problems associated with a meat eating fast food diet, rather than the environmental effects. Trying to tie together all areas of information explored within the dissertation through various outcomes has made me realise how imagery can take on various functions, depending on the context it is placed in.

Certain elements of this have been used for editorial pieces as well as the cook book, but each target a different audience and communicate differently. 

Red infographic

I think this infographic works a little better in red, emphasising danger and urgency. I might print a few out and stick them around to see if they attract or evoke a response at all. 

The effective use of colour was discussed in my theory, and its been an important part of various tests within my practical work, and has linked various themes and highlighted points made within the dissertation.

Red can be associated with high energy and power. I want this infographic to be powerful, and hope that it raises awareness.