The Steve Fund.

The Steve Fund.

An animated series about mental health, built around one question: now what?

An animated series about mental health, built around one question: now what?

Introducción

The Steve Fund, an organization dedicated to the mental health and emotional well-being of young people of color, reached out to us through Demo Duck for this series of 4 animated videos. Each video addresses one of four common mental health conditions (bipolar disorder, anxiety, major depression, and schizophrenia), starting from the same post-diagnosis question: 'Now what?' From there, each piece walks through coping strategies and the resources The Steve Fund offers.

Year

2023

Stakeholders

Agency DEMODUCK - Cliente THE STEVE FUND (Mental Health / Nonprofit)

Services

Art Direction, Design, Illustration, 2D Animation, Cell Animation

Deliverables

4 animated videos, 90 seconds each

Introducción

The Steve Fund, an organization dedicated to the mental health and emotional well-being of young people of color, reached out to us through Demo Duck for this series of 4 animated videos. Each video addresses one of four common mental health conditions (bipolar disorder, anxiety, major depression, and schizophrenia), starting from the same post-diagnosis question: 'Now what?' From there, each piece walks through coping strategies and the resources The Steve Fund offers.

Year

2023

Stakeholders

Agency DEMODUCK - Cliente THE STEVE FUND (Mental Health / Nonprofit)

Services

Art Direction, Design, Illustration, 2D Animation, Cell Animation

Deliverables

4 animated videos, 90 seconds each

Inside the process

Inside the process

A fluid style to talk about transformation:
We started with rougher, looser lines, representing the initial road after a diagnosis, and smoothed them out as each video progresses, to convey a sense of process and change.

One line, one color per character:
We kept the same line work and palette across all four videos, and reserved a distinct color for each one's main character, so each condition stands out without breaking the series' visual unity.

Diverse characters, at the client's request:
We designed characters with different hair, features, and body types, following The Steve Fund's request to represent the real diversity of the young people of color the series is aimed at.

The Outcome

The Outcome

A 4-part video series that carefully tackles a sensitive topic, guiding viewers from the question 'Now what?' to actionable coping strategies and resources from The Steve Fund, designed for use in both educational modules and on social media.

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