June 23, 2025
Semester-long project
Tags: Intervention, Graphic Design, Activism, Urbanism
[...] Have a Great Day is a series of posters and stickers made to raise your voice. As the capital of Europe, Brussels houses numerous international communities, speaking a diverse selection of languages. This phenomenon is heavily politicised, both through the friction between French and Dutch, but also the invisible languages spoken by immigrant communities. These posters were designed to confront people with these languages. This is done by teaching words of kindness from one to another spoken language. By placing the answer to the question in small, it doesn't try to provide the answer, but instead spark curiosity. The context in which the posters were hung up is equally important. It is hung in places where these institutionalized languages are visible. On the other hand, the stickers were made to give people a voice. They represent each community and which language they speak. The posters and stickers can be obtained for free and hung around the city, to fully take ownership of the city. This way, the city becomes more of a mutual ground between these languages, and people who see them feel more welcomed.
Created within the semester topic of 'Friction' at Studio Technogeographies of Design Academy Eindhoven. The studio is a theoretical and practical laboratory placing design and designers as active agents for imagining potential future scenarios inside our contemporary technogeographies.
