Francis Ho
It's Not Me, It's You
About the designer
Francis Ho is a graphic designer, student RGD, a recent OCAD grad, and an Animal Crossing florist. Focusing her work in editorial and publication design, Francis hopes to use design for activism and social good. As part of her personal practice, she enjoys using design to create playful design artifacts based from her hobbies and interests.
Favourite paper stock?
Legion Revere Book 120gsm has my heart !
It's Not Me, It's You is a zine detailing the ever evolving Manic Pixie Dream Girl, detailing major figures, influential movements, and socio-political context to better understand how it came to be.
A zine creating satire of how the male protganaist treats the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, projecting fantasies onto her, I follow the same philosophy and project the same fantasies on everyday objects.
Despite 500 Days of Summer prides itself on deconstructing the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, it continues to perpetuate the trope. Through this project, I reclaim the story for Summer, censoring the objectification she faces from male characters.
A takeaway from the project. Through these coupons, the relationship of the MPDG and the male protagonist is commodified to tongue and cheek cliche interactions seen through various movies featuring the tropes.
