Benjamin Gibson

BA Graphic Design

DESIGNER STATEMENT: The Snail’s Garden was written as a way to introduce children to the idea of being themselves. An issue that children will face early on in life is a sense of not knowing who they are. It is important for young children to understand that it’s ok to be themselves and that life if not about fitting in with everyone else’s expectations. Through the adventures of Finley the snail, children will learn to accept themselves for who they are and not who other people want them to be. The illustrations for the snail’s garden were done in Photoshop while the books were assembled in InDesign.