Client
Read to Succeed Buffalo
Project Brief
Educational Design
Project Brief
Revitalizing Educational Resources
A small group of designers were tasked to redesign educational resources that promote literacy learning for children in grades PK–3. Each item acts as its own sheet, but can also be compiled into a booklet, or Build-A-Binder.
*Cover designed by Emily Castrichini & Amy Ottman
The Concept
Collect Brain-building Gears with Your Friend, Axle!
Axle was designed to act as a guide who learns and grows alongside the reader. Kids can place stickers within the gears to mark their literacy accomplishments and see visual progress.
*Original Axle design created by Emily Castrichini
Before & After
Out of the Trash and onto the Fridge
The original document needed a literacy upgrade that would make it worth holding onto through the eyes of younger children and their parents.
Do-It-Yourself Activity
An Engaging, Hands-on Activity
I proposed the idea of creating a DIY robot activity. Children can mix and match heads, bodies, and legs to create a robot of their own.
*Made in collaboration with Emily Castrichini
Color & Typefaces
Using Psychology to Maintain Literacy Focus
In our designs, we used dark blue to increase reading comprehension,
as well as exciting colors and typefaces to attract the attention of our younger audience.
My Role
Kindergarten, 1st grade + DIY Robots
I was responsible for designing the Kindergarten, first-grade, and DIY robot pages individually. I also took the lead in establishing the document layout to achieve consistency across all pages.
