Claire Powell

Nil By Mouth, 2017

Vinyl
Paediatrics Surgical Waiting Areas. 6th Floor, Royal London Hospital

In the Paediatric waiting areas at the Royal London Claire Powell has delivered a playful graphic design strategy to prevent costly last minute cancellations when patients fail to fast prior to procedures. Her formidable, but friendly, frogs give a clear message that discourages eating.

Powell’s characters merrily police the area. Nowhere is safe from their beady eyes – they peek around every corner, pop up behind chairs and snoop around reception. The cast communicate directly to visitors with playful, humorous language.

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About the artist

Claire is an illustrator, writer and designer who lives and works in London. She spent several years as a design director in the world of channel rebranding working for clients such as Nickelodeon, BBC Three, CBBC and BBC One. Claire has written, directed and animated a hand drawn short film called The Scapegoat which won Best Short Film at the British Animation Awards 2015.