Design of a pop-up book as a window on the Ecuadorian architecture

Abstract

The aim of this work is to describe the design process of a pop-up recreational book about the monuments of Santo Domingo city, Ecuador, for the strengthening of cultural knowledge in basic education students. Pop-up as a construction technique for moving paper parts is used to create moving images that stimulate attention and promote children’s imagination.
The project was addressed in three phases. In the first one an interview was applied and a participant observation was undertaken to identify the level of knowledge of the teachers and students on the monuments’ history and the current situation of the seven monuments built in different parts of the city. In the second phase, the design process was developed: brief structuring, sketching, mechanism, digitization and prototype. In the third phase, validation was applied, showing that the use of pop-up books in children of basic education is a didactic resource that improves the concentration level, stimulates the imagination and generates an integral learning on the monuments theme. Therefore, the methodological use of this technique will strengthen the identity of citizens.

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