Peer Review #4

Reading through everyone’s unique experience during the Better Lives project, one blog post that stood out was Bianca Alexander’s third post. What I love about it is the fact that it seems real, not even a bit sugarcoated, and truly according to these difficult times we live in. 

She chose Mask Masking as her individual project which, ironically, corresponded with the Covid-19 pandemic. Her initial plan was to design a mask in times of need for desperate people unable to purchase one – but a useful mask. Bianca’s idea to encourage social distancing by making a mask similar to the ones plague doctors used to wear in the past sounds brilliant. Her ‘dead bloated face masks’ were supposed to scare people away and warn those around that the person is infected. 

The mask she wanted to design was not only just a fashion item, it also had a medical purpose – to contain Vitamin C and herbs in some areas, which was helpful in fighting against the virus.

However, due to the lockdown, she could not carry on with her mask project but somehow managed to change her perspective with the help of the Better Lives lectures. Instead of creating a mask from plastic, she turned to more sustainable materials.

I think she had a brilliant idea and the fact that she could not finish her project because of the pandemic was a pity. The fact that she has managed to learn and take sustainability into consideration before designing something is proof that this unit made us more responsible and much more aware.