Student’s project to tackle poverty
A Cowie student has created an interactive animation designed to combat poverty after being inspired by the work of the Poverty Alliance.
James Meek, an HND digital art and culture student from City of Glasgow College, researched the work of the national charity as part of a project for his end-of-year-show.
James created an interactive animation after researching the 1942 Beveridge Report which was used later that decade as the framework for the creation of the welfare state. The report highlighted five factors as key to poverty : want, disease, squalor, ignorance and idleness.
The 21-year- old, who attended Bannockburn High School, said:“I wanted to show how the (factors) have changed from the 1940s. I created an interactive animation which begins with an introductory video and at the end has a menu that allows the user to click on which (factor) they want to learn more about.
“I want to try and get into an animation degree course eventually and my time at the college has been very helpful.“
Poverty Alliance policy and campaigns assistant Rachel Thomson said; “With poverty in Scotland being such a pressing issue, it was encouraging to see students use the Poverty Alliance’s work in their projects.
“The projects were hard hitting and portrayed a realistic image of what it’s like to experience poverty in Scotland.”