Different Body
June 2025
An expression of the female disabled
experience through type and collage.
ideals might be challenged through experimental typography, collage, and publication design.
Different Body explores my self-acceptance journey,
detailing my experiences of disability throughout
different stages of my life. My journey was non-linear
which is reflected through the unique format of the
publication, allowing the three sections, Hating,
Growing, and Loving, to be viewed simultaneously.
Some compositions span the length of all three
sections, connecting feelings and experiences
from past and present.
Inspired by the work of Futurists, Dadaists, and
David Carson, collage and experimental typography
are used to visualise the emotional experience of living
with a disability. As I become more comfortable with
my disability, type becomes less rigid and more
expressive throughout the sections, reflecting
newfound confidence.
The entire publication is risograph printed, as every
print produced is unique. Registration is rarely perfect,
which reflects the beauty in imperfections and means
each publication created is different from the other.
Unique prints paired with the connected format,
challenges expectations of what a book is supposed
to look like, just as being disabled challenges
perceptions of what it means to be beautiful.
Best Design Awards Gold Winner 2025
Best Design Awards Silver Winner 2025
Different Body Masters Exegesis
Mia Freeman Design