THE CIRCUIT
DOCUMENT DESIGN AND ILLUSTRATION
THE CLIENT
Jessy Wollen, certified sexual health educator and founder of Shift Education, approached me about redesigning and refining The Circuit—a kit of gamified stations that students in grades 8-10 use as a learning tool. The lesson involves students moving from station to station (like a fitness circuit) learning about different aspects of sexual and physical health, as well as healthy relationships. The Circuit is available both as a physical kit and as digital PDFs which teachers can purchase online to print themselves.
THE BRIEF
There are currently 10 stations as part of The Circuit, and Jessy wanted the design of all the stations in the kit to be cohesive. She wanted the sense of fun of the activities and games to come through in the documents, and it was important to ensure that the documents and illustrations were engaging, approachable, inclusive, and accessible to students.
THE APPROACH
Each station represented a different colour from Shift Education’s logo, and a custom icon was created for each. The different background shapes of the icons were inspired by Girl Guides’ badges, and reflected the feeling of collecting a badge as students move from station to station.
I focused on establishing consistent design elements to ensure that all documents within each station felt cohesive, and that all stations felt cohesive as a whole kit. It was also important that these design elements were flexible enough to accommodate future additional stations that may be added to the kit.
“I hired Cheryl to design The Circuit, a comprehensive sexual health education program for secondary students. She was an absolute gem to work with. She is professional, clear, and timely with all her deliveries. It was a joy to see her digest my vision to visually create a Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Curriculum and transform it into a beautiful and cohesive package. I really appreciated how she guided the design process with leadership and ease. I felt taken care of and was confident that she would create a final product that would be eye catching and engaging for students. I cannot wait to work with Cheryl again. I will continue to hire her for future projects. Any business would be lucky to work with her.”
JESSY WOLLEN
Founder and Director
Shift Education