A place: A young adult's book about anxiety, depression and art therapy
Date of Publication
2019
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts Major in Communication Arts
Subject Categories
Communication
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Communication
Defense Panel Member
Mesandrel Arguelles
Abstract/Summary
A Place is a young adult book which centers around the tale of a young boy. After a fall, he has found himself in a grim and dark land full of haunting shadows. He tries to make his way out by making his own realm through creating various colors and shapes, this books serves as a social response to the distressing cases regarding the issues of the mental instability around young Filipinos (Magtubo Tomacruz). A Place aims to serve as a storybook that would help young readers to understand how they may share suppressed feelings and know themselves better through creating art (Lith 32)
The story was written through a narrative poem in the English language. It is targeted to those ages thirteen to fifteen years old, specifically from socioeconomic classes A and B. the story is accompanied by illustrations and creative output activities that can be accomplished by the readers. The colors of the book were initially in black and white then fully colored. These were executed through illustrations which were drawn and laid out in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. The end-product was a 6-inch by 9-inch paperback book that altogether consisted of forty-two pages.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU17562
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
38 leaves : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
Keywords
Tales--Philippines; Mentally ill--Philippines
Recommended Citation
Bautista, A., & Domingo, D. (2019). A place: A young adult's book about anxiety, depression and art therapy. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/9200