The Colour Coded project worked in a variety of informal ways with a group of young people in Birmingham, to explore the science of skin colour.

We received funding from the Wellcome Trust for this innovative piece of work, centred around a group of young people in Handsworth. We brought them together with dermatologists from Birmingham Children's Hospital to find out more about the science of skin colour.

They made a music video about their experience of being Black in Birmingham. And we filmed on the city's streets, inviting members of the public to hold up a sign which indicated how much melanin they felt they had - reflected in their skin colour. We produced a DVD which also included a short drama about the dangers of skin bleaching, a behind-the-scenes chat with actors, and vox pops in which people describe their skin colour.