Deprive: Bespoke Publication
This bespoke publication has been created on behalf of The Children's Society to raise money for children living in poverty. In the UK, over 4.5 million children live in poverty but this often overlooked. The content and design has been stripped back to the bare minimum to emphasise the idea of having very little. Typography has been used in an expressive way throughout to reinforce the meaning behind each of the problems a child living in poverty faces on a daily basis.
The definition of the title is visually represented by being cut out through the middle, giving the idea that something has been taken away.
This section explores how children's education is impacted by poverty. The almost illegible text recreates the struggles that some children face with reading and writing, causing them to loose out on future opportunities.
Many children living in poverty suffer with poor mental health and have low self esteem. The small typography and placement of the word emphasises how these children feel.
The circular placement symbolises how children in poverty are stuck in the same cycle as generations before them and ones to come.
The 'E' in each word has been replaced with a £ sign to show that each of these things require money, making them inaccessible to many families living below the poverty line.
This spread conveys the idea of solidarity. Using just the first letter of the word represents the concept of isolation, with the scale revealing how big an issue this is amongst children living in poverty.
The back cover is the only section of the book with any colour. This, alongside the placement of the type at the start of the page, suggests a new chapter and hope for the future.