Publication
The action of making something generally known.
— Oxford Dictionary
The format that the text / typeface is packaged in is as important as the textual content or typeface itself. Kind of like how in JJJJJerome’s work, there’s an interesting relationship to song or score sheets, through his use of a publication that is linked to his music. The format of this requires a unique level of engagement from the reader and listener.
Since I created the first issue of Dysfluent, I have been thinking about how the format of a publication defines the intent behind the work. It made me think about while there is a certain power to publication, there is also a quietness and consideration to it. At least from a design or artistic perspective, it requires a great deal of engagement from the viewer.
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Protest
A statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something.
— Oxford Dictionary
Recently I have been thinking of this concept of display, or posters, or for lack of a better term, protest.
Protest to me is really interesting from a creative or design stand point. For a person to display a poster, it is a deliberate act of reflecting an inner voice or identity, for the world to see.
I think of teenagers pinning up posters in their bedrooms, and of people marching on the streets voicing concerns. There is a certain passion or aggression (maybe not the right word?) to the idea of posters.
How does the idea of protest or display speak to earlier discussions on stigma?
I was interested to see what Fiona showed earlier in our talks, that banner where children visualised their stammer. There is something really nice there in terms of displaying their dysfluency.
It gets me thinking then. What is the content of the posters? What do they say? Do they need to say anything? or can they just be visualisations of dysfluency?
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Effects of Mr. Angry (my stammer) in school
- Tries to make fun of me.
- I know the answer but I don’t want to say it.
- I put in the wrong answer so I don’t get stuck.
- Sometimes act like I am thinking then when I am ready to say it I say it.
- In the yard I don’t do it all because I am not worried about him, just concentrating about what I am playing.
Committee for the Big Stutter Party
Self disclosure/stereotype threat:
- Children can develop a “growth mindset” through learning that success takes effort.
- mistakes are opportunities to learn and grow from.
- This mindset encourages children to seek out new challenges and fulfil their potential.
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Therapeutic practices must adapt to shifts in the conditions of people’s lives.
— Winslade (2013)
It is no longer enough to give people a relationship in which they are free from being judged. What they need is an opportunity to actively deconstruct the normalising judgements operating on them and to push back against the effects of these judgements.
— Winslade, p.8 (2013)
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Committee for the Big Stutter Party
Self disclosure/stereotype threat:
- Children can develop a “growth mindset” through learning that success takes effort.
- mistakes are opportunities to learn and grow from.
- This mindset encourages children to seek out new challenges and fulfil their potential.
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Therapeutic practices must adapt to shifts in the conditions of people’s lives.
— Winslade (2013)
It is no longer enough to give people a relationship in which they are free from being judged. What they need is an opportunity to actively deconstruct the normalising judgements operating on them and to push back against the effects of these judgements.
— Winslade, p.8 (2013)
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