Brief To design an identity for Teen Shalt Not Kill Teen aimed at young people aged 13-17 bringing awareness of teen killings . My first ideas were ‘more love’ or ‘golden heart’ so I went along with golden heart for the first day until I really started to think about what would golden heart means to Teen Shalt Not Kill Teen. I thought it would mean not all teens carry knives or guns some will have a great life ahead of them and that there is some goodness in teens, you cant blame teens for everything that is going on because it can be the parents in the way, they don’t care or the environment they are brought up in or if something has happened to them when they were younger, so now they will think its right to pick on bullies. Then I thought of another name ‘Hole In The Heart’ which tells us more and can represent more for teen shalt not kill teen because you can be born with a hole in your heart, you can feel un-wanted and there's a hole in your heart because of emotions or your getting picked on. My picture of a heart is almost geometrical in the way, it nearly fits all together but it jars slightly never quite fitting in. My slogan is 'Less Hate More Bass' because alot of people my age 13-17 listen to alot of music and their life. Bass for the beat of The heart and is the backbone of music. From my ideas we have came up with Teen Shalt Not Kill Teen camouflage t-shirt with is really cool. Jordan Goleby 15. LESS HATE MORE BASS→
My young cousin is being bullied by 10 girls older than her. My sister is coming up against brick walls when dealing with the schools Anti-bully policy which seems to be 'Exclusion' accompanied by a 'like it or lump it' attitude. The mother of the main bully seems as unintelligent as her daughter and refuses to discuss the matter in a civil manner. What happens when most legal avenues are closed off to you ? - I rang the school to ask for the Anti bullying policy as its Anti bullying Week hi-lited on their home page - I was asked if I was a parent, I replied 'No i run a Teen site ' oh, we will get back to you - they havent. Since 1999 all schools were required to implement a anti bullying policy but most research shows that bullying has remained the same or got worse. TEEN SUICIDE AS A RESULT FROM BULLYING IS VERY APPARENT -THERE ARE 4000 TEEN SUICIDES A YEAR IN THE UK. Are the schools themselves scared of the repercussions or do they simply not have the resources and experience to deal with it ? DEAR SCHOOL GOVERNORS, WHATS EASIER TO ATTEND ? A KIDS FUNERAL OR AN ANTI BULLYING ASSEMBLY. MM im being bullied→
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''All the work i have produced is about the reality of teens abusing other teens. They dont realize that when you stab someone up, you fuck up, hiding behind your post code . Look at the possibilities you have wether its joining cadets or playing football for a quality club. '' Joslyn 14 1 of 3 drawings. THX MM. STOP→
Give me a future, im dying for it. The 3rd drawing in a set by Jody Barton. THX MM. Pointless angel→
in some postcodes you have no choice but to defend what little you have no matter what . Die with honor? illustration by Maxwell.Take a look at his other stuff as well . www.maxwellp.co.uk THX CHICKEN BOY. MM. WINNERS CUP? →
WORDS OF WARNING - would it work? would you think twice about entering a street, a park, an estate with this grafic on it ? MM ITS NOT NICE →
My mates Nat & Chris treated me to some time at the Nike ID Studio at Nike Town so i created these Nike Dunks. MM NOT KILL TEEN - NIKE ID→
The art show went down really well - thx to everyone that came. If you missed last nite dont fret its on till next wednesday the 17th. Bodhi Gallery 214 Brick Lane E1. WOODEN PEACE WORK ?→
We were kindly invited to be apart of the One Hand Art Show who is featuring several really cool London artists like Adam Bartlett,Lewis Campell, Maxwell Paternoster aka Chicken Boy & Shema Ladva. TEEN SHALT NOT has produced several original pieces and includes a nearly life size 'MICKEY the KNIFE' print numbered & signed. The Show launches tonite so everyone is welcome to attend. 12 -17th Sept 11am - 5.30pm Bodhi Gallery 214 Brick Lane London E1 go to www.maxwellp.co.uk for more info. MM TEEN SHALT NOT'S 1ST ART SHOW→
IF YOU HAVE A VISUAL COMMENT WHICH IS BLUNT & IRREVERENT THEN SEND IT OVER IN RETURN WE WILL SEND YOU A TEE. MM teenshaltnotkillteen@yahoo.co.uk NOT KILL TEEN→
Drawn up by John Slade- his reasons - the unknown dying self, the unknown dead future and what that represents in the pit of your stomach. if you wanna check out more of his drawings -john-slade.co.uk. MM UNKNOWN DEAD FUTURE→
Kill me, kill yourself ?. Drawing number 2 from Mr Barton. jodybarton.co.uk. MM STREET JUSTICE→
This is me or you! The skull represents how easy it is to be living one moment and dead the next. I'm 19 years old and am beginning to appreciate how precious life is and knife crime affects all of us. We are killing our neighbours and in doing so, we are killing our own humanity and for what - respect, money or even because a person lives in a certain post code? Life's too short to end up another statistic. Do the right thing - Jake-19. THX MM THIS IS ME OR YOU!→
The first in a set of 3 drawings by Jody Barton. I asked Jody for his involvement as I knew his statements would be blunt and honest. big thanks MM x No Support.→
The Teen Torso has been drawn up by Yuri, hes 14 and lives in East London. ''I find all this teen violence deeply sickening.I just dont understand why kids are so angry and volatile,using anything as an excuse to kill someone. Kids, but boys in particular are being killed as though they are a game, every single month it seems like two or more kids die at the hands of someone their own age. They never think about what they are doing and the impact it has on people. Despite its regenerative capabilities the human body in incredibly fragile'' WE BLEED,WE DIE. THX MM TEEN TORSO→
Is youth with a voice stronger than youth with a weapon?. Type & call to action by Gareth Bayliss. garethbayliss.blogspot.com. THX MM LAY DOWN YOUR KNIFE→
M.I.C - C U STABBED REAL SOON, K.E.Y - Y ? COZ I HATE YOU. Drawn up by Ollie Murphy. x Ollie is T.S.N.K.T's first teen ambassador, he will be running the Myspace site. Give it a bit of time hes only just started. MM MICKEY THE KNIFE→
The Tidy Man has always been played with by designers, but i think this one should be adopted by all the drinks companies whos core target audience is teenagers. big thanks to K-GUY for the image.Kguy.co.uk MM. KEEP BRITAIN KNIFE TIDY→
On the 29th June 08 Ben was stabbed 7 times with 4 different knives outside my home in north London. Since then his friends and family come everyday to visit the place he fell-I hear them crying, I hear them chatting but mainly I hear their silence. please visit benkinsella.org.uk THX MM Bens Wall→
This is our PEACE by PIECE mark. its gonna be printed on the back of t.s.n.k.t. tees. Big love to Gareth Bayliss for drawing it up. MM x. PEACE by PEACE→
A SPACE FOR BLUNT & IRREVERENT COMMENT ON TEENS KILLING TEENS BECAUSE WHAT THE HELL IS GOIN’ ON?
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