Catcalling, Kindness, Vaginas And Of Course Dogs

For the last week I've been working really hard on the roughing of my stickers to promote a change, and this has made me realise a few things:

1. I care deeply about A LOT of things, seriously I had no idea that I was so impassioned about so many changes in the world until I started roughing this project. I started with a list of 10 changes and spent the first week only focusing on 5 of those because I had so many ideas. Even though I can only pick one to do for this project, I'm definitely going to pursue making some of the other ones for my self and to sell.

2. I work really well in a circle format. I think this is another thing to do with me being an organised weirdo who likes putting constraints on projects, but I've managed to come up with some really eye catching stuff within the parameters given which I'm really excited about

3. The idea of only working in three colours really doesn't panic me like it did at the beginning of the course. Now I think it actually makes me feel a bit calmer because when I have so many ideas like I do for this project, it means that I can narrow them down on the basis that some ideas will translate better in only two colours whereas others would be almost impossible.

This being said I do now need to work out which idea I'll be going with, here are some of my favourites and I might list some pros and cons next to them to help me work it out in my head:

 1. This ones for the adopt don't shop campaign, which is something very near to my heart as I worked with the RSPCA for a bit on my year off and it really opened my eyes to how many animals are completely needlessly abandoned and what that does for the animals mental health and well being. I think this ones a simple idea that will be immediate to a lot of people and the tagline is SO catchy. This is definalty a contender, also I really love drawing dogs so that helps. Could look pretty good done digitally.

2. These ones were based around the idea of Plan Internationals campaign called Because I Am A Girl, which works towards equal opportunity's for ALL girls, especially in regards to leading, learning, deciding and thriving. This one needs not as much explanation as to why I'm so for it, although a lot of the issues dealt with in this campaign are being tackled over-seas, the ones that I feel apply most here are the rights to contraception and abortion, and the rights for equal chance to be a leader. In particular on this sheet I really like the sticker with the pregnant belly outline as I think the shape itself is eye catching and immediate. I've really been enjoying using images of the female form in my work, I find it really comforting and inspiring to draw? The only issue with this sticker is I don't know if as many people will understand it at a glance as the adopt one? I'd probably have to put Plans website on there somewhere to make it more obvious. 





3. These stickers are visually, some of my favourites. I love the bold lines in them and could imagine them working really well digitally because really there isn't much to the design. These ones are to promote self love, which is in my opinion a really worthy cause, especially if they were displayed in uni or colleges where young, vulnerable women were to see them. The tagline is a line from the intro to Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt which I think sums up the vibe I was going for here and is so empowering. I wanted to show slightly more controversial and inclusive images on these stickers, so I went for butt and vagina, both of which I've been told are shocking to look at but surely, shouldn't that be the point of a sticker? You would definitely notice it. The first one probably appeals to me more as I think its kind of a universal experience for women to sadly feel like their bodies aren't typically perfect, and it would be nice for more women to see the kind of bodies they actually have being represented, not the airbrushed kind you see in the media.

4. This ones kind of a funny idea but now that I'm looking at it, theres not really enough to it. I was going off the word play of 'Don't be a dick', but now I think the message isn't really strong enough? 

5. The last (good) idea I had was the idea of a sticker against catcalling, which again is something I'm very keen to erradicate from the face of the earth. For these I cam across the tagline of "Cats against Catcalls" which I think is a really light-hearted and playful way to talk about a big issue, and the "Not Your Babe" phrase I'd seen floating around the internet for a while. This ones designed as a phrase to throw back at people who feel the need to call you pet names or shout them at you from cars etc. This I think is one of the causes that I'm the most enraged about which is good as it gives me a lot to talk about, the tag-lines have given me a lot of great imagery to play with as well which helps (again, love drawing animals and bodies). If I were to go for one of these, I'd most likely go for one of the ones of the cats as I think the 'not your babe' slogan can be a little mis-enterpreted. Now I'm thinking about it, I'm not sure that those responsible for cat-calling would be likely to see these stickers, but I guess it could make quite a nice statement either way?

CONCLUSION: 

• Still not a massive amount closer to figuring out what sticker is the right sticker. But I have narrowed it down to either self love, adopt don't shop or catcalls. So for todays Illustrator workshop I'll bring in my sketchbook and try and mock a few of them up digitally, just to see if that gives me a better feel for any of them.