This collection of stickers are a form of communication media in an attempt to call out the many harmful myths that accompany agism. Agism is all around us, many are blind to it, due to the thousands of anti-aging campaigns, products, and language we experience daily. To shine a light on three specific issues agism produces, I incorporated illustration, design and factual information to create this series, in hopes of reconstructing what aging really means.
"I'll show you the ropes."
"Ain't your honey."
"Try Me."
The misconception that older people do not have sex leads to ignorance of the spread of STD’s within nursing homes.
When older adults are exposed to elder-speak, their performance on tasks decrease and their rates of depression increase.
The oldest yoga teacher in the world just turned 100.