Dissection rat toy
Toy, packaging and illustrated guides that educate children in dissection.
This was a product created from my research into the Grant Museum of Zoology's exhibition on Ordinary Animals. Within the location, I observed children's disinterest in the specimens that were exhibited and the shops lack of child-focused products.
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I used textiles and illustration to create an outcome suitable to fit within this location, as well as fill a gap in their market to get children interested in dissection and object-based learning. The toy itself is the same size as the actual specimen it is based on, which is the Norway rat. The illustration is a child friendly approach on this animal, with its reusable zip the toy can be dissected repeatedly with pull-out, to-scale organs and a diagram that provides illustrated guides to the placement of these organs and their function in the body.
The final feature is an illustrated guide with diagrams that displays the internal similarities between mammals. This diagram shows the variation in scale of mammals and their organs but how their function and placement in the body remains the same. This diagram also comes with a small amount of information on mammals for children to learn from.
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The design of the packaging adopts the same aesthetic as the display, so as to fit within the location and explain the aspects of the toy with information such as function and age range, details of the toy are made clear for users.
