Artistic Expression and Community Building in Shelters

Figure 5: portrays the interaction between the individual from the shelter and the pouch. Here are some images of it. Figure 5 shows one key aspect of it, which is the interaction between one of

the individuals from Dans La Rue with the pouch. In this image he is using his creativity to create his own personal pouch to express his artistic potential and creativity. Figure 6 depicts another key aspect of it, which is

Figure 6: depicts a sense of community and involvement. the idea of creating a sense of community. This image portrays how my group and I got involved with the individuals at the shelter by helping them draw images that they wanted on their pouches. Figure 7 shows a third key aspect of it, which is the sense of creativity and what creates value in ones life. In this case, this young man wrote the names of his dog and child who were important to him and served a purpose in his life.

Concordia University, in response to an assignment proposed by Nathalie Dumont’s Dart 280 class. I devoted a month of work to this project in February of 2014. The assignment was called Helvetica No More in which we were asked to create a poster for Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer’s typographic talk at the Design Lecture Series at Concordia University. The lecture was on the overuse of the typeface Helvetica and how design is meant to be created to explore new ideas. The poster that I produced illustrates breaking the norm of

Figure 8: documents the creation of my own typeface. conventional design. Here are some images of it. Figure 8 shows one key aspect of it, which is the use of creativity as I created my own typeface. The creation of my own font has the ability to empower other designers experiment with typeface design. Figure 9 shows another key aspect of it, which is the idea of breaking down