WickED - Christmas and New Year Celebrations Around the World

wickED Christmas Celebrations

Link: tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/themes/celebrations.php

Size: 3 pages

My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

Website client: Ministry of Education

Dates: December 2004

Brief: to design a new "theme" for the WickED website. The wickED website is aimed at kids and showcases a new theme every month, with activities for the kids to do based on that theme. The artwork features the three wickeED characters and has to fit in with the existing look and feel of the website. Each theme features a homepage and two activities pages. The design is simple, straightforward, attractive to kids and easy for them to understand and follow.

My responsibilities included:

  • Concept and design of the homepage and two activities pages within the theme of Christmas and New Year celebrations around the world
  • The three wickED characters had to feature strongly in the design, and there needed to be clear links between the three pages, but beyond that I was free to create whatever I liked
  • Photoshop manipulation of existing character graphics to fit the new theme.

I do enjoy doing the wickED themes. They inevitably include a high level of illustration, which is great because it pushes me to develop this side of my skills.