My thesis was all done in quarantine, so I had to work with easily accessed tools without a proper studio space. The process all began with a favorite past time of mine while locked inside: cold process soap making. I was trying to replicate the look of tumor cell slices under a microscope. This was my launching off point. The soap ended up becoming my type face: I cut each loaf by hand and created a fun and tactile font for this project.
The next step in my project was to develop an instructional tool that could be used for sick kids. I came to the realization that pillows and stuffed animals were one aspect of hospital life that helped kids, so I wanted to create a "tumor toy" that could be given to kids afflicted with cancer. The toys act as physical comforts for the kids and as teaching tools to explain to afraid children the nature of their illness.
These images of pillows would then be applied to an AR space. It makes the experience of learning from a real object accessible to individuals who may not get to use the toys, and keeps younger audiences engaged due to the interactive nature of AR.
My original sketch for the concept
