Intisar Foundation and Alnowair compiled a book of letters from and to women affected by war to inspire them and give them more strength. It also includes exercises based on positive psychology and drama therapy to help them deal with trauma.
Illustration
Layout & Book Design
The book cover resembles a closed envelope (a printed image of an envelope).
It embodies the title – A book, which is not only a book, but a letter, written with love.
The back cover looks like the other side of the envelope
A hand-written font is used with the text “Address: From my heart to yours… always”.
The top-right corner has the image of stamps from Kuwait to further imprint the idea of it being a letter.
Letter to myself
A real envelope is stuck to the inner side of the cover which reads “A letter to myself”. The keeper of the book could write one, fold it and keep it with them, in this book they carry.
Table of Contents
The Alnowair and Drama Therapy exercises are marked with a light yellow and light pink highlight (derived from the brand colours), respectively. These are also be the colours of those pages, making them easy to find in the book.
Page colours
The Alnowair exercises are on yellow pages
Drama therapy exercises on pink pages
The letters & notes on white pages
Illustrations & Design Elements
Only the exercise pages have simple pencil-line-drawings on them.
This will encourage the book keepers to doodle/ draw and make the book their own.
A cut-paste design element is used to make the book feel like it is a collection of memories and thoughts.
The book keepers could also stick photos, drawings, newspaper/ magazine clippings etc to add a personal touch to their books.
There’s always a comfortable amount of space for book keepers to write and complete the exercises.