Capstone 2021: What Lies Here, What Lies Ahead
A collection of projects from Seniors in Digital Media Design
Mariah Beegle
Degree: Digital Media Design, Marketing
Title: Plant Parenthood
Materials: Procreate, InDesign
Degree: Digital Media Design, Marketing
Title: Plant Parenthood
Materials: Procreate, InDesign
For my final capstone, I created and will self-publish a small book. I believe this book to be a culmination of my progress as a designer throughout my time at the University of Kentucky demonstrated through one of my favorite hobbies. There are many books on the topic of houseplants, but during my plant journey, none of them really stood out to me. If I felt this way, then perhaps other people did as well.
I set off to create this book in a way that was informative, modern, and distinctly different than what had come before it. With the now widespread availability of the internet, I did not feel that photographs of the plants I discuss to be necessary. I wanted an illustrative approach that was bright and inviting. The first half of the book has an in-depth overview of plant care, while the majority of the book contains detailed descriptions of individual plants. The written language I use is casual, and I keep the text split into easily digestible portions. Throughout the book I attempt to break up the monotony of text with drawings so that reading the book is as easy as possible.
I set off to create this book in a way that was informative, modern, and distinctly different than what had come before it. With the now widespread availability of the internet, I did not feel that photographs of the plants I discuss to be necessary. I wanted an illustrative approach that was bright and inviting. The first half of the book has an in-depth overview of plant care, while the majority of the book contains detailed descriptions of individual plants. The written language I use is casual, and I keep the text split into easily digestible portions. Throughout the book I attempt to break up the monotony of text with drawings so that reading the book is as easy as possible.