INTERACTIVE PICTURE BOOK DESIGN TO INTRODUCE ETHNIC DIVERSITY IN MEDAN CITY FOR CHILDREN AGES 6-8 YEARS

Medan City is the capital city of North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, with 2,499,838 people (Kemendagri 2018). The large population consists of various ethnic groups that become the strength and create the characteristics of the City of Medan. In addition, to the Malays and Karo as natives, the ci...

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Main Author: Puti Madani, Vikha
Format: Final Project
Language:Indonesia
Online Access:https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/58096
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Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung
Language: Indonesia
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Summary:Medan City is the capital city of North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, with 2,499,838 people (Kemendagri 2018). The large population consists of various ethnic groups that become the strength and create the characteristics of the City of Medan. In addition, to the Malays and Karo as natives, the city of Medan is also dominated by Javanese, Chinese, Minangkabau, Mandailing, and Indian ethnicities. However, children aged 6-8 years old are not yet fully aware of this ethnic wealth, even though this phenomenon can help children realize the concept of diversity and respect the background of each human being. This design aims to display educational information that is light and fun so that children can love Medan more and get a picture of the existence of ethnic pluralism. The design of this interactive picture book uses qualitative methods to reveal the data collection results that form the basis for the design of the work. Visual processing in the design is based on several keywords, namely varied, playful, and informative, to display a picture of a plurality of cities that is fun and not patronizing. The information displayed in this interactive picture book use language that can be easily understood by the target audien