Jhappi
Publication Design / Illustration / Research / Team Project
An illustrated educational workbook series for children inspired by villages Kutch.
Audience
6 - 12 year olds
Tools Used
Adobe Fresco, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Lightroom
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Weaving Concepts
After exploring many concepts and possible outcomes, we created a series of entertaining and educational books for children. Each book takes place in a different location exploring its culture and people through the adventures of 10-year-old Khush.
Khush goes around India and shares his journey through stories, comics, games, fun facts, photographs and videos. Each version has a local character who helps Khush through his adventures.
Hii!
I am Khush, a young adventurer. Join me to discover our incredible India!
Namaskaar!
I am Meera. I will guide you through Kutch and show you our culture.
Other Characters
Side Character
Leather Uncle: Artisan in Rudramata
Side Character
Benevolent Aunty
Resident of Rudramata
Mascot of Jhappi: Kutch Edition. He pops in the book to give information.
Nomenclature
We want the series to be a core childhood memory and give kids a thrill in books in this age of technology and screens. Therefore, we have named it Jhappi, which means a warm hug in Hindi.
Jhappi's Style
through the series...
Title
Comic
Body
KB Gobble Day
Happy Monkey
Stanberry Regular
Rudramata Edition
Rough Layouts
Rough Sketches
Final Illustrations and comics
Challenges
This project has been my most challenging yet. Leading a team of ten was a significant responsibility, requiring me to manage deadlines, resolve team issues, and coordinate tasks. This experience taught me valuable lessons about effective team management and ensuring tasks are completed efficiently. It was also my first experience creating digital illustrations, which initially proved challenging as I worked to maintain character consistency throughout the book.
Despite the challenges, this was one of the most exciting projects of my college experience. For the first time, I conducted primary cultural research, observing, sketching, and photographing people from a different demographic. This project expanded my skills and reinforced the importance of hands-on research and teamwork. Receiving positive feedback from children, who engaged with the book enthusiastically, was truly rewarding and has left me even more motivated for future projects.
Reflections
My Role
Team Leader
(Organizing workflow and work division, dispute management, supervision)
Research & Ideation
(Site visit for primary research, by entire team)
Scripting
(Storytelling and flow of the book, along with three team members)
Illustration
(Story related illustrations for Rudramata edition)
Layouting
(Rudramata edition book)
Meet The Team
Parth Dayal, Rhea Sen, Riya Garg (me), Saksham Pandey, Sakshi Verma, Sheehan Suthar, Teesha Madan, Shruti Sheel, Siya Divate, Tejas Suresh
Crafting Purposeful Designs.
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Fun Stickers
To add fun and make the books more attractive, we have attatched some free stickers with the book.