Held and Heard is a campaign to encourage young LGBTQIA+
students who attend Christian colleges to reflect on shame and
form communities in order to break down stigmas surrounding
their identity.
As part of the campaign, I designed an app to connect these students so they can express themselves vulnerably in a safe environment. The app includes daily reflective journals, weekly video chats and chat rooms with fellow LGBTQIA+ members, as well as live events and workshops. The visual system emphasizes warmth to create a safe and welcoming space for app members.
The app consists of three parts as well as accessibility controls.
The app contains 3 sections of reflective
journal questions that target areas of
Held & Heard’s mission.
Held & Heard’s Chatroom brings
together LGBTQIA+ Christian college
students from across the nation to
discuss their experiences and
form connections.
Held & Heard’s events bring to light
important topics surrounding identity within the LGBTQIA+ Christian community. Students have the chance to come together to create change.
As ways of reaching the target audience, Held & Heard uses targeted ads and hidden business cards across Christian College campuses.
This project was featured in Champlain College’s Visual Communication Design Capstone Show “Panorama.”
download the process book and research: link here