OUGD505 - Product, Range and Distribution: Interim Crit

Since the target audience would be for people aged 10-15 year olds, it would be beneficial to create a something engaging enough inform youngsters about mental health and learning the symptoms. This would be distributed to primary and secondary schools. Since mental health well-being isn't compulsory in schools, it would be better to at least have a who school assembly/class assembly in which children can be taught all together about mental health well-being and at the end, will be given an activity to do or leaflet/information card for more information or so that they can acknowledge it.

Idea 1
Create a A1 velcro learning board about mental health well-being for schools which allows children to participate in sticking and understanding how mental health is important is and how to identify how they are feeling.

Idea 2
Create some cards so that children can work together in a group to try rate how important a symptom is and decide if it should be spoken to a close family member about.

Idea 3
Create a pull-out type of leaflet/information card as it would be fun for younger children to play with but also be interested enough to find out hat it is to be about. The design would hopefully make the child want to keep it and show to others as it would look 'cool'. The idea would be to create a mouth as though it is talking when the tab is pulled to show the motion of taking to someone. The leaflet/information card can also be distributed in places such as Scouts, book shops, museums, theme parks, garden centres, a medical practice and other places children like to go to.

Using the information shown at the top, which idea would be the most suitable for the target audience?

Feedback

• The first idea of the velcro learning board can be fun because it allows you to physically interact. The second idea allows you to speak to other people and maybe would help you make friends from that but I like the third idea the most because it is something you can take away and something to reference from in the future. I'm interested about how the talking mouth works too.
• I would say 3rd because the other two ideas may be too childish for teens.
• The 2nd idea is interesting because it actually lets you find and match cards up which can be fun.
• ^ I disagree because some of the students may not contribute to the task and let the others match it up. I say 3rd idea is the best as it gives you something to keep and read.
• I like the last idea because this can be seen in multiple places so it would be more worthwhile to create and be seen.
• Yeah I agree with the comment above. The last idea targets more people and would be more publicly available to pick up.
• I think because the 3rd one is a leaflet, I assume it would have the most information on so I go with that.
• Last one - easy to pick up
• I like the idea of the talking mouth too because I assume that it will attract the right audience.
• 3rd one seems the most 'fun' for young people 

Having read the feedback given, it was clear to see that the third idea was the most popular as it will be more publicly than the other two ideas which makes it easier for everyone to pick up. Also, the third idea is the one that I would've chosen too as it seems like the least childish one but also fun as it is interactive.