Deconstructing FOMO
“FOMO: A real struggle” is a social awareness campaign to visually and physically deconstruct the Fear of Missing Out symptoms.
Collaborative project with: Janvi Shavi and Punasa Sisobhon.
Service
Informative Booklet
Category
Editorial Design
Year
2022
The goal is that college students have a better understanding of the topic and reduce unnecessary stress from it. Design by students for students with the purpose is to increase awareness of FOMO among college students and offer solutions to get rid of the fear.
Most college students have likely experienced a sense of anxiety or envy when miss on an event. Whether it’s because they don’t have time to go, they need to study or they are not sure what decision to take. If that is the case, they have Fear of Missing Out. FOMO refers to the feeling or perception that others are having more fun, living better lives, or experiencing better things than you are.
The purpose of this brochure is to educate the user. To help college students understand, explore, and overcome FOMO in a dynamic way. The content has been created by bringing insights from the group's personal research and featuring their personal experiences of this misunderstood social/mental Illness.
Take a look at the booklet Here!
Card Game
The time for FOMO is over. This card game is a fun way to overcome the fear of missing out. The dark cards present scenarios and situations that can generate FOMO in college students. The whites share excuses or positive realities. Pick the excuse that makes more sense for why you can't attend the scenario. Win the most card and win the game. It’s really that simple.
Interactive Paper Sculpture
This interactive paper sculpture goal is to literally deconstruct FOMO. The ball is made of twelve hexagons. On the outside, the dark hexagon presents a situation which generates FOMO in college students.
By taking out that section, the inside of the ball will become visible. By deconstructing the ball part by part, the user will encounter some green areas that state affirmations and solutions to overcome the negative thought that was caused by the main scenario.
