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Young Designers 2011 |
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| Keywords Activity-based learning pre-schooler conservation co-existence |
I have always taken a keen interest in image-making. It grew deeper with the classroom projects that I took up during my two-and-a-half year course at NID. The knowledge I gained about publications and their allied fields motivated me to take up a diploma project that would bring together my interests in the area of children’s publications. My project brief was to design and package an educational kit for early learners (between 2-6 years) that would sensitize them about sharing and caring for our natural resources and other living forms. The design process comprised different phases of research on the education systems in pre-schools, child psychology and publications in the market. Analysis of this research and creating a visual language through illustration was the most interesting phase of the project. I took several design decisions related to illustration style, forms, typefaces, colour palettes and treatments. Creating a distinctive visual language for each of the books while still correlating them was a very stimulating challenge. Through this project, I gained valuable understanding into children's publications, especially in the field of environment education. I learnt that illustrating for children does not require mere skill but a great amount of love, passion and understanding of their psyche. I have positively gained and learnt from this project. |
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