Just wanted to post my design exploration for my Captstone. Can’t wait to see how this evolves!

Just wanted to post my final project brief for the record and to hold me accountable for the project!

After revising constraints, I narrowed down my audience to young, new, millennial dads. I went with this group because I want to teach preventative steps on this topic, and starting with a younger generation fits this measure the best. Here’s some design exploration that I think goes along with this audience as well!

A couple of visuals that I came across that I thought were interesting and relevant: Infographic: Mental Health for Men June is Men's Health Month! Mental Health America is proud to recognize June as Men's Health Month. Check out the…www.mhanational.org More Than Movember: The Critical State Of Men's Mental Health Movember is a spectacular example of cultural intervention in men's health. A portmanteau of the Australian-English…www.forbes.com

Shifting gears into a more specific and disruptive topic: daddy issues. There’s a lot out there supporting the ‘daughter’s’ (or child’s) side on this issue, but what about diving into the father’s side? Here’s a story that discusses this concept and what the daughter can do to recover: Yes, "Daddy issues" Are Real Thing - Here's How to Deal The term "daddy issues" gets tossed around a lot, but most of the people doing the tossing are getting it all wrong…www.healthline.com

Apparently you cannot republish a story so I will post a new one I guess! I’m trying to work on creating a series but it won’t let me for some reason. Series is a never ending story, and I thought it be perfect to show a process, which is why…

Hello! This is my process blog for my capstone project. My topic focuses on masculinity norms and its effect on men’s mental health. This is an ongoing story, so I will continue to add to it and republish.

Personal Selection My design object of choice is the push pin. I ended up choosing this object because as I was brainstorming what to use, something that wasn’t on the list, it was just sitting right in front of me on the wall. …