A really interesting project that was shown at the Beazley designs of the year was this signage for refugees, the idea is that the signage has to be understood by many no english speakers so their is a real emphasis on clarity of the message. Use of the light green and black is an example of this clarity.
The refugees so called 'crisis' is something that is really poignant in the media and they seem to be demonised. Possibly exploring this could be an interesting avenue to look at. 
The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has be very active on the issue recently and could be a possible exploration.The signage is also free to download online, another case of design being given away for free.
The project is really well put together and is really sensitive about all the various issues that might be problematic in refugee signage. There is clearly a level of research that is vital with a project like this.
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