The UK National Commission for UNESCO were looking for a designer to bring to life toolkits for their 'Local to Global' project. After undergoing the submission process, I was appointed to collaborate on the project, and it was a privilege to work with such an esteemed organisation.
The UKNC is the focal point for all UNESCO-related matters in the UK and manages programmes that cover UNESCO’s core themes of education, science (natural and human), culture, communication and information.
Their aim is to develop a resilient network for UNESCO Designated Sites in the UK through their ‘Local to Global’ project, which was made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery players.
As part of the project they appointed The Audience Agency to work with site coordinators to produce a toolkit for UNESCO sites in the UK to support them in audience development planning, stakeholder mapping, and inclusion.
The toolkit is primarily aimed at those who work at UNESCO designated sites in the UK, with activities and suggestions that are designed to provide a starting point and inspire new ways of working. They had recently commissioned a new visual identity with a full set of guidelines and the toolkits were to be some of the first assets with these applied.
Whilst creating the overall design for the toolkit the team asked if I could also work with them to produce illustrations to include throughout the document which would bring key messages to life.
Once these were identified I created sketches to convey my initial ideas. I initially completed one of the illustrations to a final stage, incorporating their colour palette and design elements to create an on brand visual style and then based on feedback I then completed the rest.
