Cause For Concern

Cause For Concern.

Domestic Violence

I choose Domestic Violence as my cause for concern as it has been a popular topic in the past and has recently just been in the news and awareness is now being spread through schools in the U.K. It has been a popular topic throughout the U.K. especially and also internationally it is a popular agenda.

Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, dating abuse and intimate partner violence is a pattern of behavior which involves the abuse by one partner against another in an intimate relationship such as marriage cohabitation, dating or within the family.

Smoking Campaign Mockup

Banksy Analysis

 This picture symbolizes hope. I think that this is one o the most powerful pieces of art work that banksy has created, interpretations of this piece of art is that it is love lost, or the saying if you love something you should let it go.

In this piece of work I think that this is the most powerful of them all. It shows a little girl patting down a soldier, where as usually it would be the other way round. This is very powerful and really stands out and really makes the viewer of the art stop and think about what the piece of art work might represent.

In this piece of banksys work this really stands out because of the bright colors of the rings, It also really makes you think of the concept and the meaning behind it. I think this is tied with another piece of banksys work with the girl and the soldier.

I think that this is one of Banksys' most extreme pieces of work, and i think that it is the deepest of all with the most meaning behind it. I think that this really combines colour and grey's and black well, giving an even stronger power behind it, therefore making it stand out even more.


I really like banksys' graffiti style, because he combines politics and logic with a hidden meaning all in one, he has his own view on society which he expresses in his work. He mixes colour with shades of black and grey, giving it even more impact.

Graffiti really displays passion and a great meaning behind the work, it also gives you an idea of the artist him/herself and how they see the World, I personally think that banks see's the World as full of faults that can be fixed, and he see's things that need to be changed in the World.

Smoking Campaigns 2

This campaign is aimed at woman and mothers also, the message is very clear and will definitely stand out to future mothers or mothers or current mothers, as a mother wants o care for their baby and would want to keep them healthy and looked after.

Smoking Campaigns 1

 The target audience for this campaign is towards all ages, as well as male and female. With the message being to all genders and ages the message is put across as all smoking in general is bad and is shortening the age you may live up to.  The difference between this campaign and others is that the image is for all ages as well, as it is simple and the process of the image is easy to understand. The image shows balloons as the organs and balloons are usually associated with children, therefore children who may smoke or even if they don't smoke will pick up un the image and the meaning behind it.

Self Assessment 3/2/14

Self Assessment:

How is colour used when designers are developing concepts for public information?

The design have to catch the attention of the audience so that the point of the picture is got across, however it has to be simple an not cluttered, so that the advertisement is readable and makes sense. If the poster/advertisement is cluttered and hard to read, then it isn't going to catch the eye of the public.

Why can colour be so powerful to hook an audience or deliver a message to the viewer? 

If colours are bright and vibrant, it stands out more to viewers, where as dark and gloomy colours like blacks and greys wouldn't stand out as much and wouldn't be as eye catching.

What materials have you used when creating your colour profiles and how can you experiment further?

In future I will use more fabrics and things such as string.

How do your propaganda examples communicate messages through the use of color?

The colours used are powerful and really help the image in the foreground stand out, the images in the foreground also have powerful colours such as red's and yellow's and Black's.

How color creates empathy and emotion 2

I think the background color really brings out the woman in the picture and assists in the power and meaning behind the picture which is stand out, the colour yellow is usually associated with joy and happiness, and in this photo it really makes it stand out meaning it will stand out to an audience to. I think that the color is the biggest part of the image, as it makes the image stand out, meaning that people will see it, therefore, the image is getting its point across. The image is very powerful and is different to most of the propaganda from that time.

How colour creates empathy and emotion 1

I think that the poster is very powerful and the red and darker grayish colours really add to the impact and the effect of the picture. I think that the colours really work with the poster and give it it's impact to the audience's point of view. I think the colours used help to hook the audience as well as the image itself. I think the image itself represents another country or some kind of invader, and Russia is bigger and stronger, therefore belittling the other invaders. The colors used really enhance the meaning behind the picture, because red, symbolizes power and passion, which is on the red hand, and on the other hand are the colours of black, and grey, which are the colours of evil and depression. I think the smoggy background color really brought out the mages in the foreground of the picture, and give the impact on the audience a boost, the creamy colour represents something calm and relaxed, therefore bringing out the deeper nd darker tones of the colors in from.