Lochy's Lucky Escape
A Water Safety Story
More than 400 people drown a year in the UK while swimming and playing in rivers, lochs and the sea, some of these deaths could easily be prevented with more education and safety measures.
Having been a swim teacher, coach and open water swimmer for more than five years, water safety is a subject I feel very passionately about.
The Project
The aim of this project is to create a Illustrated Children's book with the intention to become a series and have links to an educational website/app, creating a body of water safety materials that are easily accessible and teach people from a very early age.
For this project I focused on writing, illustrating and producing a high quality 32 page, printed picture book containing 500-800 words, made for a target audience of 3-7 year olds.
Development
The development portion of the project involved a significant portion of iterations, concepting and designing.
The Final Story
Follow Finn and Lochy as they explore the magical forest at the end of their garden, face perilous waters, meet some new friends and learn about water safety along the way.