During the 1st half of Unit 2, I used Graphic Communication Design to research socio-political issues. The aim was to bring my experience and skills gained on commercial projects towards causes that benefit society. I believe design is a cog of our system; we can work it for the common good. I learned from other design practices with a similar ethos, such as Futuress or Forensic Architecture, that this is achievable through identifying topics that haven’t been discussed thoroughly enough yet and scrutinising them.

I started by using visual research to understand how gentrification is affecting my local community. Developing a more profound comprehension of a complex issue that affects my environment made me realise that I could use the same approach to understand personal circumstances.

Over the last couple of years, I’ve been on a personal journey that I’ve struggled to understand. I’m now using Unit 2 to map out that path and gain new perspectives that might help me make sense of it.