Diseño de un libro ilustrado para representar la identidad de la cultura Cañari.

Abstract

The present project proposed the design of an illustrated book to represent the identify of Cañari culture. It was done through a collection of bibliographical information from several authors. Methods such as the historical and the deductive have been used, in order to synthesize each obtained ideas, so that the reader can understand each of the topics presented in the book. The design methodology proposed by the designer Guillermo González Ruiz, from which it was possible to combine the images, content and other graphic elements to form an efficient design product; starting from the definition of the problem of design, data collection, synthesis, management, illumination of the idea, creation of the book until the verification of the product designed. The accomplishment of these steps made possible the creation of systematic design sub-processes that were carried out once needs and the design idea were defined, these sub processes were applied in the creation stage for both the illustrations and the layout of the book “Cañari, an approach to his identity”, whose illustration are approximated to fantasy or fiction, its content is exposed in a concrete and fundamental way, forms represent their characteristic features and colors enhance each of the themes exposed, that is to say, a book whose visual and textual aspect encourages the study and discovery of this culture and it is advisable to apply it, as a creative bibliographical medium of inspiration, in the Graphic Design School and in other establishments where the study of culture is fundamental for professional training.