Client
Feel Your Best Self
Project Duration
18 Months
Feel Your Best Self (FYBS) was started at the University of Connecticut during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to help children develop healthy emotional coping mechanisms. Utilizing educational psychology and puppetry, the web series was positively received and has since been used in elementary school classrooms around the country.
In late 2022, I was hired to adapt the FYBS episodes into a storybook format intended for classroom use. The process included developing a storyboard for the content of each book (each episode adapted into its own storybook), laying out initial drafts using Adobe InDesign, and going through various rounds of editing with the FYBS team to ensure the copy and designs formed a cohesive end product.
I later translated the books into Spanish to create a new set of storybooks for a wider audience. Product photography was also done by myself. You can check out more here.
Brandon Barzola 