ReDiscover
REDISCOVER is a guerilla awareness campaign that is based around the experience of being a person of color within the LGBTQI+ community. Intersectionality, “the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender,” is often overlooked in contemporary American Society. Because of this, the struggles associated with being a young gay person of color are often overlooked to the point of being invisible. REDISCOVER aims to tackle these issues through creating design experiences through invisibility to not only bring awareness, but empower young gay people of color to fight against the plague of invisibility that society has created.
What is ReDiscover?
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To cover means to “seek physical shelter or protection sought by people in danger.” Many feel this way as their surroundings don’t allow them to freely express who they are — this is only the beginning.
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To discover means to “disclose the identity of (Someone).” Self-appreciation or discovery starts with not only figuring out who you are, but beginning to show the world exactly what that means to you.
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To recover means to “return to a natural state of health, mind, and strength.” Showing the world who you are is only the beginning — learning self love fuels the drive to better yourself and others around you.
ReDiscover Photography Book
The REDISCOVER photography book is a collection of images where these stickers were tagged all over to promote and bring awareness to the campaign in a manner that aids designing invisibility. The sticker serves as a visual symbolic presence seen all over and promotes curiosity attached to the portrait as an icon.
Rediscover Augmented Reality
The REDISCOVER poster utilizes portraiture to not only enact as a striking visual, but a symbol to represent the underlying meanings of what it means to truly REDISCOVER. The third eye puts the portrait in a state of enlightenment and total wisdom. In addition, an augmented reality component is added to the posters to reinforce the idea of using invisibility in design — by pointing your camera to the image it comes alive to reveal messages from the campaign.
REDISCOVER Zine
The REDISCOVER zine focuses on different aspects of the experience being a gay person of color. The zine is a collection of articles and info–graphics that talk about gender, sexuality, and identity in an informative, but visually engaging.
