Leila Bakhache - MADA NOW 2021 - Art, Design and Architecture

Hi! I’m Leila, a 21 year old design and business student based in Melbourne. Combining the faculties of business and design, I love focusing on identity and branding.

Coming from a multi-cultural background, and now living in an equally multi-cultural city, I love bringing aspects of diversity and inclusion into my design.

As a student, I’m still exploring the design field and am always looking forward to learning and growing, I'd like to expand my repertoire and fulfil my passion for design.

Mapme

In this self-initiated brief, I wanted to capture elements of interactivity and personality. Mapme is an abstract children's mapping game. It's composed of acrylic tiles, each of which has a varying element signified through its shape and colour. The openness of this game allows for children to express their own individual creativity.

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The tiles explore different elements around us in everyday life. By utilising bright colours and simple shapes, I condensed the complexity of these elements into a single 10cm x 10 cm tile.

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The game is played from start (S tile) to finish (F tile). Each tile in between is either an obstacle or a tool, and the players must create their own path, as complex or simple as they like. For example, the lake signified by the blue circle can be crossed by placing a bridge, illustrated by the orange rectangles, over it.

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Accompanying the tiles, a flipbook briefly explains the game. It simply shows a picture of each tile, and in a single word describes what the tile is.

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Using clear acrylic allows kids to experiment with layering and light. Creating a connection between the players, the game and the location.

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The shapes on the tiles have been die cut from vinyl stickers, each stuck on the laser-cut acrylic tile by hand. The contrast in colours and shapes allows for children to experiment when stacking or joining tiles.