mental health

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Amani Willett’s photobook journeys through chronic illness and ketamine therapy to reach his younger self

Photography: Martha Fleming-Ives captures her father's deepening depression beautifully

Mind Design

Out of your depth: when imposter syndrome meets creativity

Uncle Ginger uses hypnotic shapes to animate the facts and feelings of bipolar disorder

Yu Pan illustrates the ways in which Buddhist teachings can help us to alleviate stress and anxiety

“I believe good work should be relatable”: Illustrator Lily Kong on combining humour and negative thoughts

Jack Davison shoots parrots with PTSD for The New York Times Magazine

Hanne Berkaak’s deeply moving and sensitive animation tackling self-harm

It’s hard to think of an artist whose association with mental health is as great as Yayoi Kusama’s

CALMzine, the magazine from the male suicide prevention charity, has been redesigned and it looks brilliant

Timo Kuilder dissects his relationship with his bipolar father through a striking black-and-white illustrated book

Vice and giffgaff release “Perspectives on Mental Health” short

María Jesús Contreras’ illustrations are here to help make anxiety pangs more manageable

Being creative and looking at art: what can it do for mental health?

Introducing World Mental Health Day on It’s Nice That

Photographer Amanda Jasnowski toys with faceless portraiture and the “therapeutic power of art”

Nichtsein raises awareness of the factors that contribute to suicidal thoughts

Calm’s This is Not a Drill campaign is a masterclass in using humour to deliver a vital message

Polytechnic’s publication design for Hospital Rooms amplifies its impact on mental healthcare through art

Tim Noble, Gary Card, Campbell Addy and more explore mental health in new exhibition

Noa Snir visualises mental disorders through her series of minimalist linocut prints

Kaye Blegvad on the making of Dog Years, her book about surviving depression

How can art and design bring people together to improve our mental health?

Stefy Loret de Mola graphically visualises cycles of depression, personality types and self-recognition

Polyester's Ione Gamble on covering mental health sensitively, but not coyly

“The chance to come up for air”: Law magazine’s poster competition shows there is always a light at the end of the tunnel

Anna Ginsburg on the mental impact of a gruelling creative process, and her mission to rebalance

The inner workings of Ori Toor's cerebral labyrinth for our World Mental Health Day takeover

Pol-Edouard Flores illustrates retro characters and games with his spontaneous approach to drawing

Sport, depression and Milton Keynes remain steadfast themes in illustrator Tom Guilmard's work

Ruby Okoro on how he uses photography to help him process complex and challenging emotions

Spilling the tea on anxiety: two creative directors’ candid account of their mental health journeys

Mental health and magic cats in Michael DeForge's First Year Healthy

Ola Szmida animates our “bad thoughts” in this well-observed and funny short film

Illustrator Adrian Forrow brings playful humour into the topic of mental health

Steph Wilson speaks honestly about her relationship with mental health and photography

Creative angst: a guide to getting over creative block, imposter syndrome and fear of the blank page

Graphic Design is Mental: Tips for looking after your state of mind as a designer

In his debut book, John Cei Douglas illustrates the plights of anxiety and depression

Calm sets out to redesign Father’s Day one card at a time

Comics Youth harnesses the power of the creative process to deal with mental health issues

Jenn Ackerman bears witness to the reality of the criminally insane

Mind Design

Pushing wild swimming into coordination, meet the synchronised swimmers of Henleaze Lake

Social Suicide

“Art became a coping mechanism”: How Ruby Etc. finds solace in drawing every day

Oregon Mental Patients In The Wilds - Bill Eppridge

Molly Kent’s tapestries explore how the internet affects our perception of self

Nate Milton’s short film Eli is a personal tale of mental illness, racoons and alien abduction

“I’m happy I have it”: Abel Kabel explores their recent diagnosis of Asperger’s Syndrome in their beautiful paintings

Advertising Design

2018 was the year Ezra Miller learned to take care of his brain

Aysha Tengiz on how illustration can be a “vulnerable” medium

Headspace overhauls visual identity to become mental health all-rounder

New Logo and Packaging for Coffee Foundation by Andrea Flemma and Paolo Vendramini

Review of the Year 2023: Top 25 Features

“Find somebody to speak to confidentially, someone you can lean on”

Rabbits Road Press gives us a lesson in zine-making for wellbeing

A MindFull Resource

New Logo and Identity for Habilis by Biggie

The Japanese Gallery of Psychiatric Art

An illustrator and designer anonymously explain how to tackle a brief infringing on your mental health

Photography: An interview with Mark Gerald, who photographs psychoanalysts' offices

Director Raine Allen-Miller on visualising anxiety's many forms

Max Lancaster’s Bunny And I is a delicate documentary on schizophrenia that swaps spectacle for sensitivity

For Ginko Yang “drawing creates the same effects as a mental massage”

Stefhany Lozano's latest series of paintings capture the feelings before a panic attack

Everybody's 'appy: Ustwo's new creation is an app that acts like a therapist

“It might be time to assess if it’s the right role for you. There’s no shame in prioritising your mental health.“

Welcome to World Mental Health Day 2018 on It's Nice That

Therapy and escapism: Gabriel Lopez on the healing power of photography

Escape the symptoms of SAD with Studio C&C's tropical printerly cure

Amani Willett’s photobook journeys through chronic illness and ketamine therapy to reach his younger self

Photography: Martha Fleming-Ives captures her father's deepening depression beautifully

Mind Design

Out of your depth: when imposter syndrome meets creativity

Uncle Ginger uses hypnotic shapes to animate the facts and feelings of bipolar disorder

Yu Pan illustrates the ways in which Buddhist teachings can help us to alleviate stress and anxiety

“I believe good work should be relatable”: Illustrator Lily Kong on combining humour and negative thoughts