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Shabnam`s Blog (Graphic Designer)
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Monday, January 28, 2019
Project Proposal
Human rights are the basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed. These rights apply to everyone equally, but many women are prevented from realising their rights because of tradition, prejudice, social, religion and economic interests and they are at risk of violence as a result of patriarchy, regardless of their social background, identity or position. However, for many women their experience of violence is more complex, as multiple identities overlap adding layers of discrimination which shape their experiences in different ways.
I intend to compare a few differences of women`s rights between countries across the globe and also I am going to connect with some relevant organizations to gain more information base on the facts.
Now;
What can I do as a woman and graphic designer to support other women who do not aware of their rights?
Thinking & Ask questions:
In all countries;
Do all women can work in their favourite masculine occupations like as a mechanic, pilot, judge or
chair of parliament?
Do all married men and women have the equal property ownership rights?
Do all women have a divorce right?
Do all women allow abortion?
Do all women are supported by the law against of domestic violence?...
My Aims:
What I hope my project will do?
Raise awareness of people about women`s rights.
Encourage women to share their or other women`s successes story.
Make a women campaign (by using hashtag changing time for ladies) to introduce new successful
women who had that situation (Like #me too)
What I will do to get these done?
Research more to find successful women who had inequality rights in their tough lives.
Use Scenarios, stories to display women`s successes.
Explore the subject by making illustration, moving images and crafts.
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Google's Feminist Emojis Were Nominated For A Design Award
The line of 11 emojis was created last year by Google employees Agustin Fonts, Rachel Been, Mark Davis, Nicole Bleuel, and Chang Yang. When the company first announced the new kickass lady emojis, Google said they were created to represent “a wide range of professions for women and men with a goal of highlighting the diversity of women’s careers and empowering girls everywhere.”
And that they did. A few others in the group include a businesswoman, doctor, nurse, scientist, graduate, software engineer, and a tech worker. Before these adorable and empowering images were available, emoji keyboards were under harsh scrutiny for only showing girls engaging in gendered activities, like being a princess or dancer. While there’s nothing wrong with a good tiara or tutu, it sent a limiting message to young women and girls. “We believe this will empower young women (the heaviest emoji users), and better reflect the pivotal roles women play in the world,” Google said of the debut.
The emojis were nominated in the digital category for the Design of the Year Awards. While they face some pretty tough competition (Pokémon Go is nominated in the same category), there's no denying how game-changing they are.
The winner of best digital design will be announced on January 25, 2018. According to the Design Museum’s website, public voting will begin in October (you can vote, too!), and a vote from design professionals will follow to determine the winner. We’re rooting for these empowering little ladies to take home the prize!
Monday, January 21, 2019
“Votes for Women”, Bertha M. Boye, 1911
Lacking in protest art, the California
suffrage campaign borrowed an idea from the English suffrage movement
and organized poster competitions to source new designs. This print won
Bertha M. Boye $50 as a prize for best poster and was used for San
Francisco College’s Equal Suffragette League postcards and placards.
The print’s slogan, write with an elegant
hand, doesn’t appear as an argument or threatening battle cry, instead,
it reads as a reliable, unassailable truth. While many 19th century
feminists had taken a revolutionary stance against society and its
institutions, the suffragettes of the early 20th century suggested that
the women’s vote would strengthen rather than destroy the existing
culture. Its artwork, steeped in tradition, reflected that line of
thought.
With a symmetrical design that reinforces
the sense of tranquillity emanating from the stoic figure at its
centre, Boye’s classic suffragette poster also makes use of symbolic
colors and classical imagery to emphasize stability.
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