As a graphic design student, I have been tasked in developing an app for Psyche in efforts to inform the public, raise awareness, and keep eyes on the mission. I teamed up with ASU computer science majors to create a fully functioning app based on Psyche to provide a fun and interactive way to learn about the mission. To expand the range of ASU student competitions, we created five additional Psyche programs for various STEM majors to take part in. Each new competition will have their own branding, advertising, and social postings. A website has also been made to make it easy for students to get involved, keep track of dates, and sign up for the various competitions. To spread awareness of the new ASU Psyche competitions, a poster series was created with different designs for each major in efforts to advertise the various events. Other designs, such as T-shirts, stickers, and social media postings were implemented to keep awareness up and attract new competitors.
Throughout the course of American history, our country has prided itself on individualism. From Manifest Destiny to the American Dream, American society is rooted in individuals’ ability to pull themselves up by their bootstraps: free from the expectations and limitations of societal obligations. In fact, America is considered the most individualistic nation on the planet. Individualism pervades the thoughts, feelings, and actions of Americans. The COVID-19 pandemic shows how individualism led some Americans to view masks and lockdowns as violations of their individual freedoms, and research indicates that our current trend of hyper-individualism could be a significant influence on our latency responding to climate change. To begin solving these collective problems, we cannot only focus on “what can I do”; we have to focus on “what can we do.”
A visual investigation surrounding the societal problem of parasocial relationships, stemming from the advent of viewers' interactions with content creators on platforms like Youtube. My goal was to research my chosen topic in order to provide a basis for a physical exhibit embodying and explaining the dangers and potential solutions for the problem, as well as formulate a written and printed book documenting my process throughout the course of my senior year.