In Touch Resource Pack
Resource pack for schools, aimed at children aged 3-7 (Foundation Phase). The pack contains A3 laminated dry-wipe resource sheets, press-out self assembly dice, A4 photocopiable resource sheets, teacher guide, sticker pack and a pre-configured ipad containing interactive games.
Design for In Touch Resources interactive games for the ipad, white board and computer.
In Touch Resources pop up display for use at Education Conferences and Exhibitions.
The brief was to publish my Critical Paper as a printed book.
My critical Paper was entitled Psychology led Design – Investigating the Potential for Graphic (Communication) Design to Positively Facilitate a Better Learning Experience for Young Boys Through the Foundation Phase in Wales.
My research question was – By using some the finding of child psychologists and ideas from radical thinkers who have helped to shape the early years Foundation Phase we have in our Primary schools today, can I as a designer significantly improve the learning experiences of the rising number of young boys struggling to learn?
The finished book is 48 pages plus cover and was printed by Blurb. I took photographs of children in the Y1 class I help out in, centering on their hands doing things. I then digitally manipulated the images to create bright and colourful colours with which to base my colour palette.
Here are a few sample spreads.
I’m happiest by the sea. Along with my family we spend a considerable amount of time on beaches. Here are some of my favorite beach photos from 2011.
I love taking photos, I’m particularly keen on photographing flowers and plants. The vibrant colours and subtle shades in nature are amazing. Here are some of my favorite shots.
Pictures taken on the Sully beach after I had handed in my course work for Personal Perspectives. I’ve been working 12-16 hour days since Christmas.
I can’t remember the last time I felt such a huge sense of achievement!
I have been taking photographs of autumn leaves. I love the colours of Autumn, the shocking pink and reds and the vibrant orange and yellows.This has inspired me to make one of the aspects of my identity seasonal, using the images and colours from each of the seasons. The changing of the seasons is a very visible part of the cycle of life.
Here are some photos of leaves I picked up of the ground – the colours look a lot less vibrant and intense than the ones taken outside, lovely shapes for cut-outs though.
