Gdes2014 Initial Questions to Client..

 We've had the brief for 2021 and one of the key initial steps is to make sure we understand it fully.. I'll paste here up to 10x key questions that I'll alert the client(s) on. With luck we should be able to paste some feedback here too once the clients have had time to look these through and react.

10x key questions from students

1. 7-11 years, can we choose where we aim for in that age gamut?


-- Absolutely, it’s quite a broad age range so it might be good to aim for either lower or upper end.

2. Is there an expected amount of activities per inner page?


-- I think perhaps a couple of activities per page max.

3. Is there a particular colourscheme you need?


-- No, please feel free to choose your own colour-scheme based on your wider research. It needs to be attractive to children of the age you choose to work to.

4. Do we have access to linked images – i.e. well known people or people or objects linked to the individual maps?


-- No we don’t have this information, but I do have brief info on each of the maps that I can send across to Andy.

5. Can we use characters or avatars with our designs?


-- Yes, that could work well to hook children in.

6. Do you intend for the child to interact with the eBook on it’s own? Or do you intend this to be worked through with parents and/or teachers?


-- I think worked through with parents if you’re choosing the younger age of the spectrum mentioned on the brief.

7. Can we create sub narratives – i.e. little associated stories or fun facts that (might) be the sort of thing you could attribute to a particular map/story.


-- Yes this sounds lovely, but they couldn’t be fictional/made up.

8. Is there a particular style or treatment from past student projects that you particularly liked?


-- Projects that use clear images of the documents (i.e. maps in this case), and get the children using the documents to find out information, appeal to us most.

9. Is there a pref to A4 landscape or A4 portrait formats and why?


-- Either is fine - but you'll fit more content on an A4 portrait sheet as A4 landscape 'spreads' will need a gap in the middle to accommodate the 'spine'.

10. Is there a pref as to what end of the age spectrum we choose?

-- No – choose what you feel most comfortable designing for within the spectrum of ages mentioned in the brief.