Thesis (BTech (Surface Design))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010 / This research is inspired by my own personal experience and views on Post Modem family
life and the negative effects it can have on a growing individual. I have found Post Modem
family life fractured and non-communicative. I then look at my own tactics of how I have
personally dealt with the fractured state and how this can benefit children that are at the
beginning fazes of their emotional, physical and mental development.
Growing up communication and consistency in my family has always been lacking, due to my
parents business trips and strange working hours. This made me detached socially as a child
and left me to my own devices. My coping mechanism was to illustrate. Whenever I felt
disconnected or alone from my family members I illustrated. While illustrating I formed a
dialogue between me and the paper and suddenly I did not feel so alone.
When reflecting on my life I realized that I do not want other children to resort to these lonely
pastimes of placing their imagination on paper. I want to create a range of products where
the emphasis is on how family should stick together and the products must form a natural
platform for communication between child and parent.
I also feel my products must stimulate the imagination which is linked to the right side of the
brain that steers social and emotional development.
Theorists that I will for my research is Maria Montessori, she was the creator and founder of
Montessori Schools and teachings. She focussed on the holistic development of the child.
Rudolf Steiner is the creator and founder of the Wahldorf Schule and teachings. He believed
in developing children imagination. We live in the Post-Modem era and to solidify that I will
look at Jean-Francois Lyotard's theories on Post Modem sociology. Vygotsky is a Child
development psychologist who believed that children's social development happens by
interacting with their parents. Roger Sperry is a Brain Dominance Theorist that believed that
the right side of the brain is connected to social development and to stimulate the right side is by using your imagination.
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| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Human, Karen Hannah |
| Publisher | Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/za/ |
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