Parents and teachers are forever searching for new and interesting ways to give their children the skills they will need in the future. And BPOVIA think Graphic design is an important skill to teach kids. Since good design is needed for school newspaper, posters, websites and yearbooks. It’s also important in advertising, branding and in communications jobs. Graphic design skills are imperative for personal and business websites, in advertising billboards, brochures, product labels, newsletters, business cards, and in print publications. According to business author Daniel Pink, right brain skills, including graphic design are becoming increasingly important for nowadays workers. Since graphic design is so important, let BPOVIA walk you through the following 5 tips for teaching kids graphic design, which are summarized by BPOVIA Graphic Design Service team.

1. Starting from the child’s interest. Children love to play, they like new things, so at the beginning of several activities, BPOVIA suggests you try to provide some more painting tools, oil painting brush, brush, color pen, crumpled paper, watercolor paints, glue, handmade paper, lead and drawing paper, cardboard, newsprint, colored cardboard, old newspapers, advertising papers, etc., and playing painting games or hand games together with children. By doing this can attract children hands-on participation, and gradually adapt to the activities, enjoy the events, looking forward to the start of activities.

2. Giving more acknowledgements, more encouragement, and more praise. Children’s art is a game that without right or wrong. “So you shouldn’t look it upon like the inherent adults. Encouraging your child to paint boldly and cheering for children’s progress to give a child more confidence.” Said one designer at BPOVIA.

3. More guidance, less demonstration and no copy. “Sometimes I will draw first to let the kids see, and then I remove the demonstration to encourage them to draw what they like. Even our paints are different, it doesn’t matter! I’ll appreciate it!” said a senior designer at BPOVIA.

4. More discussion and exchange with children. Discussion and conversation can help children enrich image. Starting from the theme of communication activities, then collecting relevant information and material, to encourage children to speak out their own views. It also needs exchanges when children painting, especially when they do not want to go on painting. At this time, BPOVIA advise that you’d better conduct some introductory conversation to encourage a child to use imagination and experience to enrich their own images.

5. Respect for the children. Every child have his/her own personality and own color preference. Just let him have a try even knowing that does not look good. Then by comparing a better one to let him know what to do next time. BPOVIA is sure that this method will have better effect than sermon.

What BPOVIA wants to tell you is that just let your child be the master of painting and experience the fun of painting. And each child is unique.