Rethinking Positivity
24 / 02 / 2022
The post below will showcase my designs for “Rethinking Positivity”, along with some information about the process behind these designs and the inspiration I drew from creating them. I will also showcase the description I wrote to accompany the designs
THE INSPIRATION BEHIND
THE INSPIRATION BEHIND
For Rethinking Positivity, I took inspiration from children’s drawings.
I quite liked the carefree, colourful quality of the way children draw - there is a lack of respect for lines, rules, along with the overall nonchalant way kids approach a blank page, and I wanted this to be translated into my designs for Rethinking Posivity.
The Instagram Post
Now that I find myself writing this, and reflecting upon my designs, I find it quite interesting that I tapped onto a more childish side when designing for Rethinking Positivity?
Is positivity then generally (or personally) perceived as a childlike quality? And if so, why is that?
Is there a sense of innocence that comes with positivity? One could argue that this is due to the fact that once we reach a certain period of living as humans on Planet Earth we begin to understand that life is unfair, thus expecting the worse - hence - losing most of our ability to be positive?
I do not know - and of course, this is open for debate, but it is a thought that has haunted me now that I rethink positivity once more.
The Event Description
Happiness is something we all seek, whether we realise it or not. We all have different definitions of and approaches to happiness, but at the end of the day, pretty much everyone hopes to be happier and more at peace. This is life, and we’re stuck in it until we die. The question on our plate is, “How do we make it worth being here?”
Positivity is a common approach to happiness. Being positive is supposed to give us the power of instantly turning a crappy situation or mood into a happy one. For this and other reasons, people are naturally drawn to the idea of positivity. But they are simultaneously resistant to it. Why would we resist happiness?
Welcome to planet Earth, where things are often not what they seem…
People tend to perceive extremely positive people as fake, unrealistic, and annoying. Because, let’s be honest, sometimes all we need is to talk sh*t about life - maybe the real question you should be asking yourself is if your positive attitude is making everyone hate you?
Join us this Thursday and figure out if your positive attitude is annoying or a necessary evil.