context
Project during the summer semester 2025 in the information design course.
Graphical representations are used to clearly present and communicate complex topics. Various visualization models are used for this purpose, ranging from abstract diagrams to realistic illustrations.
This semester's course focused on the topic of organizations. Specifically, this meant either a specific organization or an interpretation of organizations. We were then asked to focus on one medium. Would we rather focus on print or a digital application? In general, the course was about how we can present information about an organization in an informative way.
how have women organized themselves over the last century?
For my project, I decided to do something related to women, feminism, and the women's movement. There were many organizations to choose from, such as UN Women and the Malala Fund. However, I decided not to focus on a specific organization for my project. The idea was to delve deeper into the topic and include many organizations to show how much is already being done around the world to support women. Therefore, the overarching theme of the digital application became: How have women organized themselves over the last century?
However, in order to have a name for the application that is simple but also easy to remember, I decided on HERSTORY. This is a combination of the words “her” and “history” to tell your story, the history of women.
procedure
First, it was necessary to gather information and get an initial impression of the topic. Then it was time to sort and organize the information. The application includes a section with explanations of important terms related to the topic, in order to clarify any foreign words that may appear later on. Next, there is a world map that provides an overview of organizations around the world that advocate for women and women's rights. A timeline was also included to tell the story of women in the last century and present it visually.
However, it was also important to me to include not only successes in history, but also moments that we must not allow to be repeated. Finally, there is a kind of presentation of all the important people in the movement, femicides and honor killings, as well as further information about organizations, which has been expanded with audio.
design
It was extremely important to me not to use any colors that are stigmatizing. When you think of a color for women, pink immediately comes to mind. However, I deliberately chose a purple or blue tone, which is also the color of the feminist flag. To create contrast, I chose a yellowish tone to draw the eye to it. I then used very neutral colors to create a balance between the very dominant colors.
For the font, I choose Ginto Rounded from ABC Dinamo because it looks very modern but still creates a playful effect. Kindly, the font license was granted to me for the project upon request.
contributors
Concept (Johanna Munke, Yalcin Cobanyildizi)
Research (Johanna Munke, Yalcin Cobanyildizi)
Design (Yalcin Cobanyildizi )
Prototyping (Yalcin Cobanyildizi)
Mentoring in the Information design course in the summer semester 2025 by Daniel Utz
