Toolkit

Explore 3 award-winning designs tagged Toolkit on A Design News.

Designer: Lisa Winstanley Work: Toolkit Tag: Graphic

Design Ethics & Visual Integrity Lab

Devil is a workshop toolkit created for the Design Ethics and Visual Integrity Lab. The toolkit is a participatory visual communication system that addresses visual plagiarism and supports ethical design practice in art and design education. Structured activities, prompt cards and a cohesive visual identity guide reflective making. Printed items include a workbook, a custom folder, a poster, postcards and a notepad, produced on Munken Polar Rough paper with spot UV detailing. The toolkit supports collaborative learning across different teaching contexts.

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Designer: Lisa Winstanley Work: Toolkit Tag: Education

Copy Kats

Copy Kats is a teaching toolkit created for art and design educators to address visual plagiarism. The toolkit supports participatory design workshops that explore four issues linked to creative integrity, namely knowledge, assumptions, time and support. Contents include die-cut activity booklets, a custom card deck, double-sided posters and a stationery maker pack, all produced with traditional print methods. A bright colour palette, a clear sans serif typeface and playful cat illustrations make the topic approachable.

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Designer: Chloe Coelho Work: Toolkit Tag: Social

Uncomfortable Immersion

Uncomfortable Immersion is a grief support toolkit for bereaved adolescents. The toolkit centres on a guide book that helps young people build personal ritual objects and process loss at their own pace. A memorial pendant is shaped from the signature of a loved one, 3D printed in PLA and cast in sterling silver. A silk scarf is printed with a letter from the deceased in thermochromic ink, which becomes transparent above 27 degrees Celsius, so the words appear through touch. Human-centred design methods guided the work, which aims to offer support long after a funeral.

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