"REAL PROBLEMS - GRAPHIC SOLUTIONS" workshop COP

"REAL PROBLEMS - GRAPHIC SOLUTIONS" workshop

Working in groups, create a proposal for an outcome

Problem solvers and not just graphic designers

Morning:

Technology

Money/Economy 

Business

Food & drink

Health/Fitness

Psychology

Politics 

Environment

Education

Research news and current issues surrounding this area - find one specific problem or research issue further.

Our topic found was - Health/Fitness

Potential research topics which I have found:

Researchers may have unmasked mystery of cannabis 'munchies'

Plain packaging 'may help smokers to cut down'

Media heralds the discovery of 'infidelity gene'

Shouting 'OW!' may help increase pain tolerance

A third of over-70s report 'frequent sexual activity'

Sugary soft drinks linked to earlier periods in girls

'Ibuprofen unlikely to extend life'

Memory gaps in graduates a 'stroke warning sign'

Katie Hopkins: what fat people need is a kick up the a---

We have chosen to progress with the story about Katie Hopkins

'Fat people aren't sexy': Katie Hopkins drops three stone to prove obese people are LAZY

OUTSPOKEN Katie Hopkins dropped from a size 18 to a slinky size 8 in just a few months to show that anyone can slim down

"Last year the outspoken TV personality caused uproar by saying she 'wouldn't employ obese people because they look lazy' on ITV's This Morning."

After gorging on 6,500 calories a day, the 5ft 7in former reality TV star went from a slimline 8st 12 to a hefty 11st 13lbs.

"People tell me I'm lucky because I'm 'naturally slim', but I don't agree," she adds.

"We were all born with the same sized bones - if you put too much in and don't move enough, you're going to get fat and I think I've proven that."

Katie was monitored to make sure her weight gain had no adverse effects on her health, but found the process very mentally challenging.



"I didn't cry at the birth of my children, I didn't cry at my weddings, but I cried a lot at getting fat!" she added.

Fattism and hate crimes

Jamie's research

Problems about health / fitness

1) People sitting down for too long is causing problems!

Research has suggested that remaining seated for too long is bad for your health, regardless of how much exercise you do.

Studies have linked excessive sitting with being overweight and obese, type 2 diabetes, some types of cancer, and premature death.

Prolonged sitting is thought to slow the metabolism, which affects the body's ability to regulate blood sugar, blood pressure and break down body fat.

Many adults in the UK spend more than seven hours a day sitting or lying, and this typically increases with age to 10 hours or more.

This includes watching TV, using a computer, reading, doing homework, travelling by car, bus or train – behaviours referred to as sedentary – but does not include sleeping.

Experts believe there is something specific about the act of sitting or lying for too long that is bad for our health.

One of the largest pieces of research to date on the subject – involving almost 800,000 people – found that, compared with those who sat the least, people who sat the longest had a:

112% increase in risk of diabetes

147% increase in cardiovascular events

90% increase in death caused by cardiovascular events

49% increase in death from any cause

2) This girl can - This campaign is aimed at larger woman who feel like they will be judge if they get involved in fitness so they do not exercise.

3) Wait loss - For this we as a group will research Kate Hopkins 'Fat project'.

Too Fat To Work

Quotes

- Lazy and lack ambition.

- Changes a persons first impressions.

- Would someone put you in front of a client? Do you look dynamic or disciplined? Highly efficient? ... No.

- Sickness issues are a big risk with over weight people. We lost £16.8 billion because of sickness.

- Over weight people know you have to give a good first impression and they choose not to change themselves.

Can you be big and happy?

Quotes

- "Fat people that are happy are in denial".

- No discipline .
- Less healthy, more prone to type 2 diabetes.
- Influencing things like 'Plus size range for children' - 3-16. In shops like M&S & BHS.
- Sets an example to children.

Matthew's Research

Scientifically Proven Facts About Weight Loss (Forbes Online)

1. Cutting calories by dieting is much more effective for loosing weight than improving the amount of exercise. "If you want to achieve a 300 kcal energy deficit you can run in the park for 3 miles or not eat 2 ounces of potato chips.". Exercising also makes you hungry which makes you eat more anyway.
2. Regular exercise is needed though, as it keeps your metabolism from slowing down, which keeps down the rate at which we gain weight.
3. After gaining and loosing weight it is harder to maintain the same weight than it was to maintain the weight before you gained and lost it, which means that it's much more effective to make sure you don't gain weight than it is to lose it.
4. The idea that some diets are better than other diets for losing weight is a myth, any diet will work as long as it's stuck to.
5. It doesn't matter what you eat when you're on a diet as long as you're counting the calories. Eating 500 calories worth of salad will have the same direct affect on your weight loss as eating 500 calories worth of chocolate.
6. Allowing yourself to get hungry makes you more likely to make poor decisions regarding diet and exercise, and so it is 

Plan and develop a graphic response to address/ resolve this issue

Design decisions and justification based entirely on your research and contextual understanding