THE FRONTLINE PROJECT: KEY WORKERS APPRECIATION PROJECT
THE CHALLENGE: The pandemic has knocked a load of people on their asses this year but there are a lot of people who have had to stand strong. Every right-minded person understands the bravery, importance and value of the NHS staff. Outside our hospitals, there is a untold amount of people, who every day of the week, provide essential services.
THE SOLUTION: I was approached by my friends and organisers of the Creative Mornings chapter in Leamington Spa to see if I was interested in helping design an illustration for The Frontline Project. The aim of the project was to display an appreciation of all key workers. This illustration would form part of a website where we could gather donations for a charity and be the basis of permanent mural in town for the local key workers. The idea was to expand on the idea of NHS Heroes.
MY ROLE: I wanted to create a comic-book aesthetic, with a group hero shot, with different kinds of key-workers pushing on against a background of alarm and a continuing spread of the virus. The word in my head for describing these workers was 'fortitude'. I provided the artwork and logo designs and animations for the project. I was really happy to be involved in this project and thank Chris and Martina for getting me on board.
