{"id":1593,"date":"2024-11-11T18:32:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T18:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/?p=1593"},"modified":"2024-11-11T18:32:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T18:32:28","slug":"the-potential-of-design-expression-in-the-field-of-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/?p=1593","title":{"rendered":"The potential of design expression in the field of mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The potential of design expression in the field of mental health:<br><\/strong>Development of a conceptual variable display typeface to raise awareness about eating disorders.<br>Joana Teixeira<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online campaign + digital font + typographic specimen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/JoanaTeixeira-EatingDisordersTypeface-Joana-Teixeira-515-715-crop-marks.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of JoanaTeixeira-EatingDisordersTypeface - Joana Teixeira-515-715-crop-marks.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-90970b56-2606-45a2-a370-a04fff0ee627\" href=\"https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/JoanaTeixeira-EatingDisordersTypeface-Joana-Teixeira-515-715-crop-marks.pdf\">JoanaTeixeira-EatingDisordersTypeface &#8211; Joana Teixeira-515-715-crop-marks<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/JoanaTeixeira-EatingDisordersTypeface-Joana-Teixeira-515-715-crop-marks.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-90970b56-2606-45a2-a370-a04fff0ee627\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Leveraging the expressive power of typography, a variable typeface was developed to subtly reflect some of the sensations and characteristics of living with these disorders, without reinforcing stereotypes. For example, pronounced serifs, representing social isolation, serve as a metaphor for protective mechanisms. By uniting design and education, the project aimed to show how graphics can raise awareness and inform, highlighting the crucial role of designers in promoting mental health and addressing these disorders, which increasingly affect people worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This research project, developed as part of the master\u2019s program in graphic design and editorial projects at FBAUP, involved creating an online campaign to raise awareness about the three most common eating disorders\u2014anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder\u2014and to help with prevention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Curricular Unit:<\/strong><br>Dissertation\/Project\/Internship (2nd year)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Supervising Professor:<\/strong><br>Pedro Amado<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The potential of design expression in the field of mental health:Development of a conceptual variable display typeface to raise awareness about eating disorders.Joana Teixeira Online campaign + digital font + typographic specimen Leveraging the expressive power of typography, a variable typeface was developed to subtly reflect some of the sensations and characteristics of living with&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/?p=1593\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The potential of design expression in the field of mental health<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1594,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[96,58,18,197,19],"tags":[202,55,203,115,198,53,54,204,200,199,201],"class_list":["post-1593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorial-design","category-master-dissertations-and-reports","category-portfolio","category-social-media","category-type-design","tag-eating-disorder-education","tag-font-design","tag-graphic-design-for-social-impact","tag-joana-teixeira","tag-mental-health-awareness","tag-pedro-amado","tag-type-design","tag-typographic-expression-in-healthcare","tag-uncial","tag-variable-font","tag-variable-typeface-design","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-11-at-18.19.45.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1593"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1596,"href":"https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1593\/revisions\/1596"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}