Hi, I’m Lottie, I’m a graphic designer and a graduate of the Royal College of Art
in London.
It might be the influence of my mother and grandmother, who were both teachers,
but I’ve always wanted to produce work that is educational or informative. I’m also
a bit of an environmentalist and like to try to show people how they can do all
sorts of things in a more environmentally friendly way.
For example I wanted to be able to help recession-anxious people learn how to
extend the life of their well-loved clothes so I produced a set of sewing instructions
to help people learn the lost skills of darning and fixing hems.
In another project,
I collaborated with illustrator Emma Löfström
to make a cookbook
that encourages
people to think about the ecological impact of how and what they eat. The book
uses the idea of sharing food and conversation as an enjoyable way for people to
find out more about the issues and how they might change their diets accordingly.
I have recently designed Recycle: The Essential Guide
for Black Dog Publishing,
a book
which acts as an illustrated manual for anyone who is interested in the
hows, whys and
wheres of recycling.
However, when it comes to tackling climate change, I am well aware that as well
as asking people to make all these smaller changes in their own lives, we also
need those in power to make the really big changes. This is why for my final show
at the RCA I produced a campaign
designed to give people ways of turning their
individual actions into a form of political protest. Based around the idea, “If you
are already doing your bit, wouldn’t it be nice to get a bit of help?” it gave visitors
ways of
writing to MPs and government ministers to show them how they are
doing their bit and asking for those in power to do more in return.
Looking at how design can encourage more sustainable behaviour has become
a
big part of what I do, but ultimately, I have the broad aim of wanting to produce
work that is useful, informative and positive. This includes working for, amongst
others, charities,
grass roots organisations,
educational institutes,
publishers
and
arts organizations,
whilst still being aware of the impact of my
own practice as a
designer who still really loves to work in print and on paper.
If you are interested in my approach and would like to see more of my work,
please get in touch.
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Click the links above to see images of the various projects, or click here to
download
a pdf of my work.
You may also like to visit the websites of Emma Löfström, Hannah Warren,
Jasmine Raznahan and Maria Joudina, who I have collaborated with on some
of these projects. Or visit the Royal College of Art's Sustain site.
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Contact:
c.crumbleholme@network.rca.ac.uk
+44 (0) 7977 006361
