Week 2.2

Concepts for Proverbs:

Can’t teach an old dog new tricks:

For this proverb I was thinking about a poster that shows old people doing an activity as a group – perhaps zumba. The focus is on Elderly abuse, but a solution to isolation and mental health problems as opposed to a focus on the issues themselves. The slogan could be something along the lines of ‘Can’t teach an old dog new tricks? Think again!’ along with some statistics about elder mental health, and some potential activities and communities they can get involved with.

Skeleton in the closet:

For this poster idea I was thinking about how elder abuse is kept quiet, not spoken about, and can often happen in the home – hence it is a skeleton in the closet. For the poster I was envisioning a shut door casting a shadow, with an old person standing in the shadow / or perhaps a little old woman / man skeleton standing in the shadow. The text would be something along the lines of skeletons in the closet and ‘opening the door on elder abuse’.

Proverb Poster:

The poster is unfinished, I had hoped to add in a little old person standing in the shadow of the door but none of my illustrations were working – however I believe it needs this, or something else, to make it more obvious what the subject matter is, as there could be any number of things that are considered ‘skeletons in the closet’.

The image and the colours certainly command attention, however I don’t think the font works well, it is too small and thin and I feel a different one would work better. I like the impact this poster has and I would like to work on it more.