"Meet the Pixels" inaugurated itself as a collaborational project with the UCLA Medical Center and the UCLA Department of Design | Media Arts, in order to develop an informational material about mental health. Upon realizing, "Meet the Pixels" evolved as a booklet consisted of informative material about depression, and a paper-buildable toy which is also a part of the booklet.<p>
I have designed several pixel-graphic characters that visualize some of the most important symptoms of depression (such as abnormal appetite, thought of death, fluctuating emotions, etc). By creating characters in a less-intrusive visual laguange, the project aims to be less aggressive when approaching towards depression.<p>

The book enables the reader to make all these characters into physical toys. Upon building these characters as an object, the reader also gains knowledge from the booklet, in a more fun and approachable manner.