Exhibition at the Welcome Collection in Euston, London
“This exhibition will highlight the widespread and often subliminal nature of graphic design in shaping our environment, our health and our sense of self,” note organisers Lucienne Roberts and Rebecca Wright (founders of publishing house GraphicDesign&), with Shamita Sharmacharja from Welcome Collection.
The exhibition considers the strategies employed in shaping public perceptions around smoking, among other hazards. It will also reveal the imaginative educational approaches taken to instruct us about our bodies, from 16th-century anatomical pop-up books to 21st-century apps, through to comic books advocating safe sex.
The role that design plays in informing and orientating people in medicalised spaces will also be explored. These include the use of brightly coloured design schemes in children’s wards to transform the hospital experience and improve patient well-being in settings traditionally considered to be intimidating and unpleasant.
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