Design Challenge
#2: How might we encourage our community to support one another and look out for those who are socially isolated?
Project Description
COVID-19 had spread around the world. All of a sudden, the way people work and communicate has changed radically. However, there are lots of ways and ideas on how to use 5 x C to encourage our community to support one another and look out for those who are socially isolated. Here is my design activities proposal: design a booklet to guide them when they need HELP during to stay home period, and to deliver a functional, polished website that raises awareness of social media messages. All these designs should aim that we care and value communication with our community.
Criteria #1: Value
Getting started, our target audience is (home-bound elderly, people with special needs, young parents, caregivers, etc.) These group of people needs extra information in the time of a pandemic. The key message I will deliver is a strong and clear visual concept. As a multi-tasking graphic designer, I can adapt online or offline to communicate with them. And I wish 5 x C will be shown as the best design to beat this pandemic.
Criteria #2: Inspiration
I am excited about making things to CHALLENGE myself and help others. Especially, people who need special care and updates on our communities. To spread my design’s positive images away brings me joy and exhilaration. In the meantime, we also need to reinvent the design “stay engaged while stuck at home”. Furthermore, we are together as a community. The golden rule is “to treat others as how you would like others to treat you”. This quote inspires me and I hope you also find inspiration in it.
Criteria #3: Impact
I believe 5 x C can give a memorable experience to the targeted audience. And then, it can let the people know what is possible and what is impossible to design. On the other hand, it also allows me to share our culture with the people who we are. This is an opportunity to make an impact of opens up my creative solution. But one thing that needs to be clear is the our community network will see and feel different later.
Criteria #4: Timeliness
I estimate planning this project will be about 5 months, and I will continue to passionately and deeply invest my time in how we can effectively deliver 5 x C project in a meaningful way.
Criteria #5: Systems Thinking
We should take every useful information come in for research and development on how to make people understand our design language. And yet, we do it step by step solution design. Finally, what lessons can we take from this crises is to better care for each other and to think about solidarity.