Abigail Design

Let’s Talk - Depression 😞

This is an educational mental health campaign which uses Joji's song lyrics to explain serious mental health issues. The topics discussed in this campaign are Inner Demons, Depression, and Passive Su***de Ideation, through the songs, Demons, No Fun, and Window. The design for this campaign was inspired from Joji’s space-themed music videos as well as the artist’s affinity with sci-fi and space. A youthful approach was taken for this tough topic to get youths to engage with it and to move away from its stigma.

Falko’s T-shirt design

Falko () is Birdlife Malta’s youth group, which organises educational events on Malta’s biodiversity. The t-shirt’s illustrations are made up of 3 insects, 3 birds and 3 flowers: a dragonfly, a Robin, the Maltese Spider Orchid, a blackberry, the Maltese Honeybee, the European Common Starling, a White Wagtail, the Maltese Caper, and the Maltese Ruby Tiger Moth.

These illustrations are an overall representation of the youth group’s love for Malta’s wildlife, with some illustrations encompassing a deeper meaning. The robin reflects BirdLife Malta’s historic protest against robin trapping, while the other birds highlight common migratory species, with the European starling being my favourite bird. The blackberry references an inside joke within the group, while the orchid represents a few members’ involvement in local orchid conservation work.

La Vie d'une Euphrasie - Details and process

This painting symbolizes the multiple stages of life. The wildflower Euphrasia, represents growth, persistence, and resistance, while the leaves around it represent life’s challenges, adventures as well as finding meaning in life’s tougher times (is-sofferenza). At the bottom, emerging from the soil, lie a few mushrooms which are an embodiment of the last stage of life, which is death.

The Euphrasia is also a reflection of the viewer and the challenges they’ve **conquered** in their life, their growth and resilience, which led them right here, right now, staring at their own life reflected in this painting.

This painting was inspired by my journey of growth as well as the song ‘Another Day in Paradise’ by Phil Collins. All the flora used in this painting was referenced from a campsite in Bujaleuf, France. These were specifically chosen to showcase the little treasures in that beautiful natural paradise.