The client
Doof Vlaanderen is a non-profit organisation situated in Zwijnaarde (Ghent). The vzw strives for equality, emancipation and development of deaf people and their language, the Flemish Sign Language, in society.
Doof Vlaanderen also aims to strengthen its own network of deaf people by looking for new target groups who can identify with the story of our organisation, Doof Vlaanderen.
Core Project Statement
How can we, with a digital application, give the people of the non-profit association a sense of equality in society? How can a visual aspect play an important role in the process in which people can develop themselves. How can we ensure that deaf people are valued like anyone else without a disability. We want to create equality and emancipation for deaf people and their language, the Flemish Sign Language, in society.
Research domain
In Devine we often had to deal with storytelling. I always found this very interesting to do. I would like to delve more deeply into drawing by means of a drawing tablet/iPad. All my work in design was fairly straightforward. I want to try to avoid this by drawing by hand instead of using the Pen tool each time. I would choose to let the user empathise with deaf people and their language, the Flemish sign language in society. The user will have to make choices that he would normally never have to make, but that it is an everyday choice for those people. How do you bring such a storyline of a person in an interactive, surprising but also emotional way?
Deliverables
- At least one fully developed story of a deaf person.
- Storyboards of different stories.
- Hand-drawn illustrations.
- Emotional storyline
Documentation
I have some images that inspire me in terms of style. I want to step away from the sleek design with the pen tool and want to delve into drawn illustrations.
Research into my Core Project Statement and Research Domain has mainly taken place from the following websites:
- www.doof.vlaanderen
- www.facebook.com/doofvlaanderen
- www.vrt.be/nl/aanbod/toegankelijkheid/toegankelijkheid-voor-doven
- www.youtu.be/Y2iIMhQgXxI
- www.hoorzaken.nl/gehoorproblemen/slechthorendheid/