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What a great collaboration!
I met with a first-grade classroom and their teacher at Friends School in Boulder, Colorado. They wanted a map of their playground that they could hand out to prospective families. This first grade classroom mapped out their own playground, drawing all the pieces and creating a matching key.
I scanned and edited their drawings and created a map base. Photos of the children brought this map to life! Throughout this process, I would send the map iteration to the class, they would review and let me know what changes should be made, and the design would continue updating from there!
I also created a video for the first graders, which explained and showed the process from start to finish.
This project was SO fun. I love working with youth-centered organizations.
“Nettie took my 1st grade class' drawings of our playground and turned it into an engaging, interactive, and beautifully designed map..."
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![Scanned playground drawing](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2aa61d9f-ae38-4805-8c28-6f38bbca5370/af78696b-a759-4164-9fea-32580acc47b7_rw_1920.png?h=797e494cdf0180698d23e4234e64fa87)
Scanned playground drawing
![Video for first-graders, telling them about the design process](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/2aa61d9f-ae38-4805-8c28-6f38bbca5370/e00f1e0d-afeb-44fc-b99f-60b4d4ed3fda_rw_1920.jpg?h=b04628dd9722d5337590a0dd7aa9a4a6)
Video for first-graders, telling them about the design process
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Alternative version