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The idea of ‘feels’, the emotional reaction we have towards things become the centre point to develop a fun and characterful identity. We designed a set of playful parts used to design a custom typeface applied across the exhibition and publication. Alongside this a set of emojis that expressed these feelings were drawn and a stencil for young people to design their own emoji’s was included within the book.
New Town Culture is a programme of creative activity taking place in adult and children’s social care across the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It explores how artistic and cultural experiences can reframe the work of social care and support adults and children in need of social care services.
Categories: events, identity, typefaces