Photography & Design by Laura B

My personal project Casual Ableism is at nearly 5,000 followers💙

As 2021 nears its end I want to (yet again) celebrate a personal project which is very close to my heart. Although I started in 2020, I feel that 2021 has really been the year in which it has flourished.

Casual Ableism is a social media community which shares real stories of (Casual) ableism, from real disabled people, with the aim of educating society about ableism.

It’s a combination of two of my biggest passions: disability advocacy + design. The branding & the account itself has a large focus on accessibility & inclusion, which is also an area of design I am more & more passionate about - because when we are designing from nothing, why design for only a sector of the population? Why not just design for everyone in the first place?

Casual Ableism is a personal project that has turned into more than I could ever had imagined. I’m so proud to say that it’s at nearly 5,000 followers. Although follower count is far from my priority, I do hope that before 2021 comes to end, my beloved Casual Ableism reaches 5000 followers💙 If you aren’t already following, then head over to & see what it’s about!

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Brand Manual design for African Development Choices

During my 17 months volunteering for African Development Choices, one of my tasks as was to re-design & update their .

A Brand Manual is an important tool for any company, but for ADC it was even more important as it gave a quick, easy & clear guidelines for both new & old volunteers to reference during their time volunteering with the organisation.

As I witnessed ADC grow, the Brand Manual grew alongside it. I oversaw the addition of the photographic style, the social media style & the web design guidelines.

This is just one of the many projects I worked on during my time as Graphic Design Team Lead.

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ADC Website Design. It’s been one whole year since the launch of African Development Choices’ new website, designed by myself during my time there as their Web Design Team Lead. It was a wonderful project re designing their website.

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CONVERSE as Famous Brands. Laura Bizzey x CONVERSE : Part Three - Google

Ever wondered what famous brands would look like as footwear? We’ll meet CONVERSE as Famous Brands, a series of footwear inspired by famous brands.

Mini personal project to break the creative rut I’ve been in.

All shoes have been designed on converse.com using only the colours available on the customisation feature.

[Disclaimer: this is a personal project & (sadly) has nothing to do with themselves. But hey, if you guys are interested, then so am I 👋🏼]

Cc: Adobe Design Adobe Students Adobe Creative Cloud Life at Google Google Design Google Arts & Culture
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CONVERSE as Famous Brands. Laura Bizzey x CONVERSE : Part Two - Apple

Ever wondered what famous brands would look like as footwear? We’ll meet CONVERSE as Famous Brands, a series of footwear inspired by famous brands.

Mini personal project to break the creative rut I’ve been in.

All shoes have been designed on converse.com using only the colours available on the customisation feature.

[Disclaimer: this is a personal project & (sadly) has nothing to do with themselves. But hey, if you guys are interested, then so am I 👋🏼]

Cc: Apple TV Apple Music
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*new series* CONVERSE as Famous Brands. Laura Bizzey x CONVERSE : Part One - IKEA 💙💛💙

Ever wondered what famous brands would look like as footwear? We’ll meet CONVERSE as Famous Brands, a series of footwear inspired by famous brands.

Mini personal project to break the creative rut I’ve been in.

All shoes have been designed on converse.com using only the colours available on the customisation feature.

[Disclaimer: this is a personal project & (sadly) has nothing to do with themselves. But hey, if you guys are interested, then so am I 👋🏼]

Cc:
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Which pair of ‘CONVERSE ART’ is your favourite? A new CONVERSE series is coming this week 👀 stay tuned!!

See the full CONVERSE ART series here: www.Instagram.com/laurabizzey

CONVERSE ART. Laura Bizzey x : Part Nine - YAYOI KUSAMA Yayoi Kusama: Yayoi-Infinity

Ever wondered what famous art pieces would look like as footwear? We’ll meet CONVERSE ART, a series of footwear inspired by famous art.

Mini personal project to break the creative rut I’ve been in.

All shoes have been designed on converse.com using only the colours available on the customisation feature.

[Disclaimer: this is a personal project & (sadly) has nothing to do with themselves. But hey, if you guys are interested, then so am I 👋🏼]

Cc:
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CONVERSE ART. Laura Bizzey x CONVERSE : Part Eight - CLAUDE MONET II.

Ever wondered what famous art pieces would look like as footwear? We’ll meet CONVERSE ART, a series of footwear inspired by famous art.

Mini personal project to break the creative rut I’ve been in.

All shoes have been designed on converse.com using only the colours available on the customisation feature.

[Disclaimer: this is a personal project & (sadly) has nothing to do with themselves. But hey, if you guys are interested, then so am I 👋🏼]

Cc:
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CONVERSE ART. Laura Bizzey x CONVERSE : Part Seven - JOHANNES VERMEER - The Girl With The Pearl Earring.

Ever wondered what famous art pieces would look like as footwear? We’ll meet CONVERSE ART, a series of footwear inspired by famous art.

Mini personal project to break the creative rut I’ve been in.

All shoes have been designed on converse.com using only the colours available on the customisation feature.

[Disclaimer: this is a personal project & (sadly) has nothing to do with themselves. But hey, if you guys are interested, then so am I 👋🏼]

Cc:
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CONVERSE ART. Laura Bizzey x CONVERSE : Part Six - Banksy

Ever wondered what famous art pieces would look like as footwear? We’ll meet CONVERSE ART, a series of footwear inspired by famous art.

Mini personal project to break the creative rut I’ve been in.

All shoes have been designed on converse.com using only the colours available on the customisation feature.

[Disclaimer: this is a personal project & (sadly) has nothing to do with themselves. But hey, if you guys are interested, then so am I 👋🏼]

Cc:
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CONVERSE ART. Laura Bizzey x CONVERSE : Part Five - PABLO PICASSO.

Ever wondered what famous art pieces would look like as footwear? We’ll meet CONVERSE ART, a series of footwear inspired by famous art.

Mini personal project to break the creative rut I’ve been in.

All shoes have been designed on converse.com using only the colours available on the customisation feature.

[Disclaimer: this is a personal project & (sadly) has nothing to do with themselves. But hey, if you guys are interested, then so am I 👋🏼]

Cc:
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CONVERSE ART. Laura Bizzey x CONVERSE : Part Four - CLAUDE MONET.

Ever wondered what famous art pieces would look like as footwear? We’ll meet CONVERSE ART, a series of footwear inspired by famous art.

Mini personal project to break the creative rut I’ve been in.

View the post on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CP0laFxDx09/?utm_medium=copy_link

All shoes have been designed on converse.com using only the colours available on the customisation feature.

[Disclaimer: this is a personal project & (sadly) has nothing to do with themselves. But hey, if you guys are interested, then so am I 👋🏼]

Cc:
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CONVERSE ART. Laura Bizzey x CONVERSE : Part Three - VAN GOGH Self Portraits.

Ever wondered what famous art pieces would look like as footwear? We’ll meet CONVERSE ART, a series of footwear inspired by famous art.

Mini personal project to break the creative rut I’ve been in.

All shoes have been designed on converse.com using only the colours available on the customisation feature.

View the post on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CPxr82JjpeU/?utm_medium=copy_link

[Disclaimer: this is a personal project & (sadly) has nothing to do with themselves. But hey, if you guys are interested, then so am I 👋🏼]

Cc: Van Gogh Museum MoMA The Museum of Modern Art Tate
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CONVERSE ART. Laura Bizzey x CONVERSE: Part Two - VAN GOGH Sunflowers.

Ever wondered what famous art pieces would look like as footwear? We’ll meet CONVERSE ART, a series of footwear inspired by famous art.

Mini personal project to break the creative rut I’ve been in.

All shoes have been designed on converse.com using only the colours available on the customisation feature.

[Disclaimer: this is a personal project & (sadly) has nothing to do with themselves. But hey, if you guys are interested, then so am I 👋🏼]

Cc: Van Gogh Museum Vincent Van Gogh

See the post on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CPspS0rjxSc/?utm_medium=copy_link
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CONVERSE ART. Laura Bizzey x : Part One - Mondrian.

Ever wondered what famous art pieces would look like as footwear? We’ll meet CONVERSE ART, a series of footwear inspired by famous art.

Mini personal project to break the creative rut I’ve been in.

All shoes have been designed on converse.com using only the colours available on the customisation feature.

[Disclaimer: this is a personal project & (sadly) has nothing to do with themselves. But hey, if you guys are interested, then so am I 👋🏼]

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Meet Casual Ableism. Last year I brought a personal design project to life. Casual Ableism is a Social Design project with the aim of raising awareness of that we, the disabled/chronically ill community face on a daily basis. Casual Ableism shares real life experiences of ableism with the hope to educate society & ultimately .
You can follow Casual Ableism on: www.Instagram.com/casualableism

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Casual Ableism - Social Design Project Graphic Design,Creative Direction,Directing,Adobe Illustrator