TIMUN MAS CLOTH BACKDROP AS ALTERNATIVE FOR STORYTELLING MEDIA

• Main Author: Ima Syahida, Munadia
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/49678
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Storytelling is one of kids‘ character cultivation activity that can also increase the intimacy between parents and their kids. Storytelling has a major effect towards kids‘ brain development, which makes storytelling become an important activity. Majority of Indonesian parents already know the importance of storytelling, but still hampered by some obstacles, one of it was their ability of storytelling. This research is bound to make creation that can help parents in storytelling. One on alternatives that can help parents when storytelling is storytelling media. Field data proofed that storytelling media made a huge impact to the kids‘ enthusiasm to listening to the story and at the same time also helps parents in storytelling process, despite that the variety of storytelling medias that Indonesian parents known are limited. Folktale of “Timun Mas“ is choosen based on the familiarity Indonesian parents with the story, so they can recite the story without relying on storybooks, as it hopefully can help increase the interaction between parents and kids. This research also take data information from various media that adopted “Timun Mas“ that has produced before. Data that has been gathered then processed to become a visual design. This visual design form then translated into a creation. Creation contents big fabric that adapted the story scenery and character dolls. The technique used in this research is appliqué and hand embroidery, because both techniques can create unique texture on the finished product that can be touched by the kids. The research work result can help story telling process and increase interaction between parents and their kids in the process.