LIFT YOURSELF

★ PROJECT ★

We compare ourselves to others too often when we look through their social media. Typically, people only share the highlights of their lives and not the more difficult moments. These two factors strongly contribute to the fear of missing out, which many young teenagers and adults experience. Fear of missing out can be tiring and demotivating in many ways. However, it does not need to be this way. Though it is okay to experience negative emotions such as the fear of missing out, it is up to the individual whether they want to lift themselves or stay trapped in self-deprecation. Though social media is tempting, it sometimes is healthier for the individual to distance themselves from these platforms.

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★ PROCESS ★

Early Ideas / Sketches

Originally, I created 8 concepts in mind for this project. I developed three potential ideas for each concept, which are the sketches on the left. Each project covered a different area of technology and how it negatively impacts our mental health. The concepts are as follows:
Concept 1: Technology desensitizes us and lowers our empathy.
Concept 2: We are often jealous of what others have and are blind to what we have (related to social media).
Concept 3: We often spend too much time devoted to technology instead of more important matters.
Concept 4: The post-COVID-19 impact on our usage of technology.
Concept 5: We are glued to our phone screens and are blinded to our natural surroundings.
Concept 6: Too much technology usage makes us lazy and demotivated to try.
Concept 7: We often fall into a deep rabbit-hole of "endless" online content.
Concept 8: We are afraid of what others expect from us and project our fears onto others.
Ultimately, I chose concept 8 as the idea I would pursue. I expanded on the idea to be more focused on the fear of missing out (FOMO) than expectations because of how the two concepts are connected. I felt that FOMO would be a stronger concept for me to depict in a visual storytelling format.

Final Design Progression

Mood Board / Inspirations

Note: Numbers on Mood Board images correlate with their citations in Credits .

★ CREDITS ★