Crisis Shelter of Lawrence County – Fight For Zero
July 27th, 2010 | Published in Non Profit, Print Design & Branding | 7 Comments | Email this
Firm: Daniel Pipitone (freelance)
It has been found that in rural communities where men and women tend to stay in traditional roles, where people avoid asking for help, and where there is less awareness of domestic violence and its impact on victims and children are communities where it is harder for domestic violence victims to seek out the resources they need.
That statement opened the first paragraph of the request for proposals I received from the Crisis Shelter of Lawrence County, speaking loudly to me that my involvement in this project seemed hardly like a choice. This factual information was followed up by what can only be described as truly disturbing statistics that were nothing short of astonishing and, frankly, difficult to accept. Enter the Crisis Shelter of Lawrence County, who was planning an ambitious Rural Family Violence Awareness and Intervention Initiative, aimed at changing this situation in Lawrence County and beyond with tools, resources and awareness messaging to put these issues (and the need to combat them) in the spotlight.
I responded by helping them create a integrated campaign with a full spectrum of materials, including outdoor boards, print media placement, TV and web-based video and a “toolkit” which carried a suite of printed collateral – postcards and large-format posters.
The campaign centered around the concept that, according to the facts and statistics, the cycle of abuse and violence is perpetuated by “silence” or doing nothing. The “equation” metaphor worked to get at this idea while the “Fight for Zero” tagline became the pivot point for the call to action. While statistics revealed information like “90% of date rapes involve alcohol” the Crisis Shelter’s call to action becomes “Donate and Fight For Zero” or “Speak up and Fight For Zero.” In two phases (adult-specific and teen-specific messaging), the campaign worked to drive traffic to their website, fightforzero.org, which was created by Forward Trends, which offered an innovated set of counseling resources and informational tools – all free as part of the Crisis Shelters grant-funded initiative.
Website production by Forward Trends
Video production by Uppercut
July 30th, 2010at 5:56 am(#)
Great Campaign!
August 19th, 2010at 8:15 pm(#)
Nice, clean, work that leaves an impact. Great job.
Wonderful application of materials for display in your portfolio. I have a faux mailing system I created for Doctors Without Borders that was an assignment at R.I.T. and I wanted to figure out a way to make the presentation more exciting in my portfolio. You have given me inspiration. :-)
September 1st, 2010at 11:29 pm(#)
[...] The campaign centered around the concept that, according to the facts and statistics, the cycle of abuse and violence is perpetuated by “silence” or doing nothing. The “equation” metaphor worked to get at this idea while the “Fight for Zero” tagline became the pivot point for the call to action. While statistics revealed information like “90% of date rapes involve alcohol” the Crisis Shelter’s call to action becomes “Donate and Fight For Zero” or “Speak up and Fight For Zero.” In two phases (adult-specific and teen-specific messaging), the campaign worked to drive traffic to their website, fightforzero.org, which was created by Forward Trends, which offered an innovated set of counseling resources and informational tools – all free as part of the Crisis Shelters grant-funded initiative. [...]
October 21st, 2010at 3:30 pm(#)
Beautifully executed campaign. Great use of space and color.
Too often great design fails to reach our most crucial projects, and that’s important when trying to cut through the flood of mindless advertisements that bombard us daily.
We need more designers like you too help push real issues.
Best,
John
October 21st, 2010at 3:35 pm(#)
Thanks so much, John – and good to connect. You’re right – the challenge of using traditional and mainstream channels to communicate critical messages is indeed a serious one. As you said, there is a lot of “noise” out there, but we need to stay committed to pushing for change and helping those whose messages might otherwise not be heard.
Thanks for taking the time to look and comment!
Daniel
December 1st, 2010at 2:32 pm(#)
[...] the heels of the Fight For Zero campaign rollout, some of the materials in the suite have been reworked, this time aimed at school-aged [...]
December 3rd, 2010at 3:46 pm(#)
[...] gifts allow anyone to help join the fight to break the cycle of abuse and violence by assisting the Crisis Shelter of Lawrence County in offering confort, support and extending [...]