Swarpeti
Instructional design, illustration, paper engineering, publication desgin
Children often find Indian classical music daunting, uninspiring and meant for grown ups. Swarpeti breaks this perception and takes children on a magical journey to understand and engage with music through an amalgamation of colours, sound and light.
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Each of the seven notes (swars) is said to have originated from the voice of an animal. Each swar also has a unique colour and mood associated with it (refer: Raag Rang). Two pop-up books weave these aspects into a narrative and follow the story of Kaga, a curious little crow, on a quest to uncover the secrets of Indian classical music.
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A swar-seeti (pitch pipe) accompanies the books, enabling the readers to play and hear the swars as they learn about them. The pop-ups illuminate to reveal the colour associated with each swar.
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