These fun little characters were made in collaboration with by Mia Boyes, to give some life to the blank spaces in the LJMU Aldham Robarts Library.
We wanted to create a family of characters to be dotted around the library which act as signage for their corresponding areas.
The mock ups below show clear and fun signage for the childrens reading corner, the leisure reading area and lastly a reminder it is okay to take a break!
The main issue we ran into was that there was lots of clear space, however the current signage they had was not effective.
Aldham Robarts Library is a university library so it is full of students of all ages. We recognised this factor and that is what led us to create these characters.
The characters that we made emulate the different types of university students, as not all students are 18 to 24 years of age. In the family we have Chill book, Reading book, Confused book, Mummy book and baby books.