The next assignment was called "What is Graphic Design?", in which we were asked what our notion of graphic design was, and how important the idea and synthesis - as well as the craftsmanship of making work - in the act of creativity. We then had to create our own product to answer those questions and defined what we considered Graphic Design to be.
In this project I once again worked with Lavinia, who came up with the idea of us designing books for young children to teach them how to read. These books would be personalised and focus on the child themselves, by having one blank for the parent to put a photo of their child on while the opposing page described the child completing a task, with another blank space for the child's name. We decided this series would consist of five photobooks, each one focusing on going to the park, the zoo, the shops, dinnertime and going to bed. Together we also researched information online about different ways children learn about speech, language and communication, with ages varying from 6 months to five years old.
The example page looks admittedly plain as I wanted to make space for Lavinia's illustrations, and had been trying to balance this project with other university work. But I was surprisingly proud of writing the content for the books because, despite it just being nine sentences per book, it took a lot of effort to write as I had to carefully think about how the routine would work for a small child as well as how to phrase it appropriately. Overall this was a very interesting assignment that helped me improve my skills in teamwork, research and writing.
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