Friday, August 27, 2010

NID pitches for picture, visual books in schools

With an eye on possible school curriculum reforms and also on the market, the National Institute of Design (NID) recently organised a workshop on illustrations for students that take on educational hues.

Illustrators from France, Switzerland and Germany taught NID students how to draw illustration stories for children in different age group.

NID professors said the institute is taking interest in this genre of illustration as very few Indians have contributed in the field as well these picturebooks are viewed as supplementary educational tools for young students. But most books available in India are by foreign authors and publishers.

“Visual communication is playing a more dominant role, and even the HRD Ministry has started talking about curriculum changes with more visual books,” said Sekhar Mukherjee, co-ordinator of NID's animation design course.

Full report here Indian Express

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