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A Piece for the Disadvantaged Elder 2
No full textWHY THIS SUBJECT? My sister works in a retirement community, thankfully not one with a reputation to mistreat their elders. Since her tenure there, I\u27ve had wild visions of elders being taken advantage of, whether mentally or physically. Modern media certainly hasn\u27t helped at all when it comes to this disheartening subject. Hollywood, as always, takes a topic and glamorizes it, turns it into a desired money-making scheme. I think portrays in media and the lack of backlash from society regarding the topic of elder abuse is to be ashamed of. My goal was to inform those who weren\u27t already aware, and to inform to elder class of the problem and that they have the option to voice themselves if they feel they are being neglected.
WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW ABOUT THE WORK? This piece was inspired by my sisters working at a retirement community and also Netflix\u27s film I Care A Lot which is a film that glamorizes and underplays the effects of elder abuse.
WHAT WAS YOUR PROCESS? This piece was done completely digitally. It combined photography and graphic design. I begin drafting this with simply a color scheme and typefaces. From there, I developed a vision and then combined the photography and my design abilities to create a set of three posters. Two are more powerful statements about the subject at hand, Elder Abuse, and the other features harrowing statistics.https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/capturingprotest/1046/thumbnail.jp
More Than A Housewife
No full textWHY THIS SUBJECT? I chose this subject because I noticed how many Latina girls around me would not continue their studies simply because their parents (usually it was more the father) wanted them to just work or help around the house by cleaning and cooking, when they wanted to continue studying for the career of their dreams.
WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW ABOUT THE WORK? It is a simple graduate inside of a card from a card game myself and many other Latina girls played growing up. I thought it was a good way to showcase the message I was trying to put out.
WHAT WAS YOUR PROCESS? Not much technique, but the process took a while. I found myself sketching the design many times because I had different ideas and it was hard to settle on just one. I had originally started with a different topic as well.https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/capturingprotest/1055/thumbnail.jp
General Irons Recycles Your Environmental Racism
No full textWHY THIS SUBJECT? I chose this subject because I feel closely aligned with this subject. As a person from and currently living in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, neighborhoods like mine along the river in the Lower West Side and South Side of the city have taken the biggest burden of industrial hubs polluting the air around them. The Southeast side of the city is also another place burdened by poor air quality which General Irons plans to move their facility to. This is a direct example of environmental racism as they shut down their Lincoln Park facility to move to another neighborhood - specifically to an area of the city with a high population of people of color.
WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW ABOUT THE WORK? The work depicts a black rising sun in the background being covered by industrial work from the facility and a crane. The Willis Tower is visible in the background but it is covered in industrial smoke. The crane at the front of the poster is seen picking out from a waste bin labeled Recycles Your Environmental Racism in response to General Iron\u27s claims on their website of being a very important recycling plant in Chicago. The text at the top A Postponed City Permit is not Enough is in response to Lori Lightfoots decision to postpone the decision to grant General Iron\u27s the construction permit in the Southeast side after Michael Regan, President Biden\u27s top Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, advised Lightfoot against it. This same text is also slightly skewed to the left and looks as if the words came out of the smokestack on the right side of the poster. The factory and crane also are depicted to be breaking apart at their base displaying their destructive nature. Leaving the poster to be black & white was a very specific design choice for me as the poster is suppose to mimic what it could look like if it were a wood-block print.
WHAT WAS YOUR PROCESS? Using photoshop, I used marquee tools to fill in areas in different shades of gray at first beginning with the background design and working other design elements into it. I first began with the facility at the left of the page and moved my way to the right when it came to working on the crane. I purposefully used a marquee tool to give the design some sharper edges with the only design element with rounded edges being the smoke that comes out of the smokestack on the left side.https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/capturingprotest/1066/thumbnail.jp
Environmental Justice is Racial Justice
No full textWHY THIS SUBJECT? I have a passion for the environment and I believe it should be a safe place for all
WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW ABOUT THE WORK? It represents the fight for fair treatment and involvement of all people for the development of environmental laws
WHAT WAS YOUR PROCESS? I used Adobe Illustrator to create thishttps://digitalcommons.colum.edu/capturingprotest/1072/thumbnail.jp
\u3ci\u3eCapturing Quarantine:Student Pandemic Experience\u3c/i\u3e Journal
Get PDFJournal entries submitted by the Public History 2021 summer session class at Columbia College Chicago reflecting on aspects of the global pandemic from the student perspective.https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/journals/1018/thumbnail.jp
\u3ci\u3eCapturing Quarantine: Student Pandemic Experience\u3c/i\u3e Journal
Get PDFJournal entries submitted by the Public History 2021 summer session class at Columbia College Chicago reflecting on aspects of the global pandemic from the student perspective commenting on their personal pandemic timeline and the other is an essay about what each student learned so far from the pandemic.https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/journals/1022/thumbnail.jp
\u3ci\u3eCapturing Quarantine: Student Pandemic Experience\u3c/i\u3e Journal
Get PDFJournal entries submitted by the Public History 2021 summer session class at Columbia College Chicago reflecting on aspects of the global pandemic from the student perspective commenting on their personal pandemic timeline and the other is an essay about what each student learned so far from the pandemic.https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/journals/1025/thumbnail.jp
\u3ci\u3eCapturing Quarantine: Student Pandemic Experience\u3c/i\u3e Journal
Get PDFJournal entries submitted by the Public History 2021 summer session class at Columbia College Chicago reflecting on aspects of the global pandemic from the student perspective commenting on their personal pandemic timeline and the other is an essay about what each student learned so far from the pandemic.https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/journals/1028/thumbnail.jp
\u3ci\u3eCapturing Quarantine: Student Pandemic Experience\u3c/i\u3e Journal
Get PDFJournal entries submitted by the Public History 2021 spring semester class at Columbia College Chicago reflecting on aspects of the global pandemic from the student perspective commenting on their personal pandemic timeline and the other is an essay about what each student learned so far from the pandemic.https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/journals/1037/thumbnail.jp
\u3ci\u3eCapturing Quarantine: Student Pandemic Experience\u3c/i\u3e Journal
Get PDFJournal entries submitted by the Public History 2021 spring semester class at Columbia College Chicago reflecting on aspects of the global pandemic from the student perspective commenting on their personal pandemic timeline and the other is an essay about what each student learned so far from the pandemic.https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/journals/1045/thumbnail.jp