Small Voices

Identity & campaign amplifying young voices across Greater Manchester.

Commissioned by Manchester City Council for Our Year, a celebration of the city’s children – Art with Heart created Small Voices, a special podcast centred around children’s equality. Three schools across the city were paired with a poet and facilitator to write poems speaking up about issues affecting young people today, and making their demands to adults to create a fairer world.

Using the equals sign – a symbol for equality, and a pencil – a powerful tool for ideas and protest, the branding is based around the notion of equality and taking action through the power of writing. Excerpts from the children’s poems, in their own handwriting, were put front and centre on billboards across the city with the assertion that no voice is too small.

Small Voices was a finalist at the Manchester Culture Awards 2023 for ‘Promotion of Culture and Education’.

Large black billboard with childrens white handwriting saying have courage to make a change
Photo of three school students reading out poems to each other in classroom
Small Voices logo of two pencils in teal and red with strapline saying writing the wrongs of inequality in white text
Education pack front cover design in black with title in large white text and multicoloured pencils illustration underneath all pointing upwards in a row
Black billboard in portrait with childrens white handwriting of poem excerpt saying Rearrange the world into the shape of Fair. Solve the puzzle of people. Maybe the World is what we win.
Large black billboard infront of tower block next to flyover with childrens white handwriting saying wash away discrimination
Social media post illustration on teal background of two pencils in equals sign saying equality equals freedom
Education pack inside spread showing further resources in bold colourful layout in lilac teal and red using simple illustrations of shapes to house downloads podcasts and book and audiobooks sections
Large black billboard with city buildings in background over dual carriageway with childrens white handwriting saying rearrange the world into the shape of fair
Social media post saying words inspire action in large bold teal and red text
Social media post of teal red and lilac pencils illustration all in a row pointing upwards with black text saying power in numbers
Social post of yellow sunburst shape with black text saying hear our demands
Mobile phone screen showing small voices podcast playing with small voices podcast artwork
Large black billboard in portrait with childrens white handwriting showing poem excerpt saying our potential is limitless so don't switch off our dazzling lights
Large black billboards on either side of motorway flyover with childrens white handwriting saying let unity rain
Social media post of red pencil illustration on a slant with black text saying young manchester on it
Social post with black background and small voices logo underneath with tagline saying writing the wrongs of equality in white text and children's white handwriting saying wash away discriminiation
Social post with black background with large bold teal and red text saying no voice too small
Photo of workshop facilitator listening to children during equalities workshop in classroom with big pieces of paper on table with colourful pens
Large black billboard with childrens white handwriting saying have courage to make a change
Large black billboard in front of tower blocks at dusk with children's white handwriting saying have courage to make a change
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