My Reflection:

I developed a certain concern that I always had with me for this assignment. I was always disturbed when I see people, especially close friends of mine, mutilate themselves but cutting their wrists and so I decided to display this concern I had visually by turning it into a poster. If I had a function for this poster, it was to convict people of abusing themselves, to let them know the extent of damage they are inflicting upon themselves (both physically and emotionally) as well as those dear to them. I would want them to see that the practice of self-mutilation would have long-term repercussions and when they do grow out of such a phase, they would regret doing this to themselves. I would want them to lead fulfilling lives instead.

In designing this poster I took a picture of my hand and used a red marker to replicate scars on my wrists. Then I cropped the picture of my hand using the magic eraser tool (a highly useful and effective tool I recently discovered how to use) and placed in onto a black layer. Next I added in the words and highlighting the important words such as ‘Right’, ‘Live’, ‘Happiness’ and ‘You’ to communicate the essence of the message I was bringing across.

Same tries shooting my hand at different angles:





I chose this shot eventually...




Final Product: