The Story Told vs The Story Lived

Responding to the prompt 'perfect imperfection', this Z-fold book explores how nostalgia can distort our perception of reality. The book features a child’s and parent’s contrasting memories of a trip to the park, highlighting the complexities and duality of memories.

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Despite its many benefits, nostalgia can perpetuate misconceptions about the past.
Despite its many benefits, nostalgia can perpetuate misconceptions about the past.
The child’s side of the story represents the ‘perfect’ as their recollection of events is full  of adventure, play and exciting new discoveries. 
The child’s side of the story represents the ‘perfect’ as their recollection of events is full  of adventure, play and exciting new discoveries. 
The colour scheme is bright and uses the primary colours of red, blue and yellow due to their associations with childhood and the type is energetic and playful.
The colour scheme is bright and uses the primary colours of red, blue and yellow due to their associations with childhood and the type is energetic and playful.
The adult’s side represents the ‘imperfect’ as their memories of the day are more factual and represent the reality of the day, full of imperfections and things that didn’t go to the plan. 
The adult’s side represents the ‘imperfect’ as their memories of the day are more factual and represent the reality of the day, full of imperfections and things that didn’t go to the plan. 
The Adult Story: The adult’s side of the story uses a duller and darker colour scheme, with harsher typographic treatments to represent the parent’s exhaustion and more negative memories of the day. 
The Adult Story: The adult’s side of the story uses a duller and darker colour scheme, with harsher typographic treatments to represent the parent’s exhaustion and more negative memories of the day. 
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