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Mindscapes

Chuck Rekow
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ILLUSTRATION graphic design Education children digital illustration product design environment Nature Landscape Social Emotional Learning
Mindscapes

Mindscapes is an SEL program by Zaner-Bloser that teaches social emotional learning skills to students in grades K-5. The genius of the program is the way it connects the child's emotional states to tangible environmental vistas. These environments represent challenges, but also inspire awe and wonder!
Our goal was to engage and excite children as they embrace these abstract concepts, and it was a joy to help bring this innovative program to life!

ILLUSTRATION graphic design Education children digital illustration product design environment Nature Landscape Social Emotional Learning
ILLUSTRATION graphic design Education children digital illustration product design environment Nature Landscape Social Emotional Learning
Each activity card included an illustration of the environment on it's front, with the activity spelled out on the back to be read aloud by the teacher. Each Mindscape was distinguished by an icon and color.
ILLUSTRATION graphic design Education children digital illustration product design environment Nature Landscape Social Emotional Learning
Design began on two Mindscape environments: Sunrise and Pond.
These became the models for the remaining four: Lightning, Mountain, Rainfall and Forest.
ILLUSTRATION graphic design Education children digital illustration product design environment Nature Landscape Social Emotional Learning
ILLUSTRATION graphic design Education children digital illustration product design environment Nature Landscape Social Emotional Learning
ILLUSTRATION graphic design Education children digital illustration product design environment Nature Landscape Social Emotional Learning
ILLUSTRATION graphic design Education children digital illustration product design environment Nature Landscape Social Emotional Learning


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After illustrating all seven Mindscapes for the activity cards, I was asked to design the student notebook that accompanies the program. The notebook was designed with a lot of space to record students' thoughts and feelings, and populated by spot illustrations that reinforced the themes and made the lessons fun!

ILLUSTRATION graphic design Education children digital illustration product design environment Nature Landscape Social Emotional Learning
ILLUSTRATION graphic design Education children digital illustration product design environment Nature Landscape Social Emotional Learning
ILLUSTRATION graphic design Education children digital illustration product design environment Nature Landscape Social Emotional Learning
ILLUSTRATION graphic design Education children digital illustration product design environment Nature Landscape Social Emotional Learning
ILLUSTRATION graphic design Education children digital illustration product design environment Nature Landscape Social Emotional Learning
ILLUSTRATION graphic design Education children digital illustration product design environment Nature Landscape Social Emotional Learning
ILLUSTRATION graphic design Education children digital illustration product design environment Nature Landscape Social Emotional Learning
ILLUSTRATION graphic design Education children digital illustration product design environment Nature Landscape Social Emotional Learning
ILLUSTRATION graphic design Education children digital illustration product design environment Nature Landscape Social Emotional Learning
Every feature of the notebook presented an opportunity to reinforce the six environmental themes of the program.
Write-on-lines are provided for older students to record their thoughts, and each section was given its own unique flourish in keeping with its theme.
ILLUSTRATION graphic design Education children digital illustration product design environment Nature Landscape Social Emotional Learning
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