2020 Online Salon
Vulgaris: A Short Comic About Acne
Project Details
- Entrant Name: Emily Taylor
- Membership Type: Student Submission
- Address: Toronto, Ontario Canada
- Client: Shelley Wall
- Copyright: 2020 Emily Taylor
- Medium/software used: Procreate, Photoshop
- Final presentation format: Digital, Website
- Primary Audience: Lay Audience
Project Description
Adult female acne can be a painful, embarrassing or shameful experience. It can impact the mental well-being of the person experiencing it. A general audience might also assume that this experience is limited to teenage years and puberty. This piece uses my personal experience with acne as a narrative to highlight the emotional and social impact, as well as introduce why we get acne, and some clinical treatment options. Graphic medicine and pathographies can be used to teach an audience about a topic in medicine, while also humanizing and adding context to the experience. The goal of this piece was to educate and entertain a lay audience, as well as create a comic that can resonate with and create comfort for people who have also experienced acne.
