Ableism in Public Spaces
Animated PSA for Ableism in Public Spaces
Summary: An animated PSA covering what ableism is, and how it manifests in the use of public spaces and accomodations for disabled people.
This animation was made to raise awareness and increase mindfulness amongst abled people and how they act in public spaces. Specifically, it educates how abled people's use of public spaces could affect disabled people, with four main public facilities as examples: disabled toilets, parking spaces, lifts and seating. It ends with the simple recommendation to abled people is to acknowlege their abled privilege and to be kind and considerate in public spaces.
This animation project was particularly challenging, due to the mix of motion graphics as well as frame by frame animation. Prior to the final animation, several character designs were explored. As a part of the animation featured a carefree character walking by, it was important for the character design to be simple to animate and exaggerate. After going through several sketches, the final design chose likened a "marshmallow", being bouncy and energetic in their movements. Following this, all elements within the animation also have some element of bouncing or squishing, even when standing still.
