OUGD603 - Youth Culture initial ideas 2

After looking more into nihilism and its influence on the youth culture of today, I thought about representing opposite sides to nihilism. For example, there is nihilism that some philosophers refer to as optimistic and generally positive to people's lives. There is also pessimism, which refers to the opposite and a general negative expectation of life. This gave me the idea to show how these theories could be represented for the youth culture of today, as opposite visual approaches.

Opposites

• This could be presented in a concertina book, as it has two sides and two opposite covers.
• This could present optimism on one side and pessimism on the other.
• Black and white visual approach would likely work best, as well as inverted colours or generally opposite colours on the spectrum.
• Show how nihilism can be positive and how it can be negative. This could be represented through stories or quotes from young people and their experiences with living dangerous lives or positive lives.
• Negative concern for life in terms of nihilism could be shown by knife crime in recent news involving today's youth.  
• Example's of authority being ignored for a greater cause. Could look at political campaigns or influential figures that defy authority for positive reasons.

Here are some pre sketches of the content planning for each spread and the layout for each page. There are several things I want to keep consistent throughout the publication, including themes of life opportunity, inspiration and improvement. One way to connect with the intended younger audiences, will be to include stories that people can relate to or find inspiration from. Therefore, the people who may feel negatively nihilistic about their life could reconsider their own position, while those who have the opportunities can appreciate their position and strive to be a more driven person as a result.