Studio Brief 02: Graphic Design stigma: K Kriststin RIger

The Silent Stigma 

"Design is an opportunity to continue telling the story, not just to sum everything up."

—Tate Linden

Who is Kristin Riger? 

Kristin Is a visual designer based in San Fransisco and is passionate about experimenting with her hands and feet around the world. 

'I believe that good design comes from a relentless curiosity to understand the unfamiliar, and to seek out challenging experiences to learn from. I am inspired by people and their idiosyncrasies, unique perspectives, and creativity. I think he best stories are told when they capture the dualities of the human experience.'  - Kristin Riger

The Book 

This book is the result of a semester long research project focused on a topic of our choice. I chose to document the prevalence of mental illness in our country, an epidemic that is both underfunded in our healthcare system and often difficult to openly talk about in our society. 

Much of the semester focused on in-depth research projects, which included reaching out to a diverse range of peers to get their thoughts on the topic. What I discovered is that issues in mental health funding can be indirectly caused by deeply rooted stigmas associated with the mentally ill. The final book proposes how design could take steps in starting a constructive conversation on mental health and giving a voice to mentally ill patients and their families.