I intentionally challenged myself. I had to do a lot of research for a topic I had very slight knowledge of. I also wanted to expand my knowledge on other types of design. I haven’t printed something like this before. I have much more experience with poster and website design, but those skills proved more useful for this project than expected.

My first goal was to design a competent language resource. Most resources are lacking and have a major bias towards the Northern Dialect. It’s a myth that everyone in Vietnam can understand that dialect well. Many people in America don’t know much about Vietnam besides the Vietnam war. Although, Immigrants from Vietnam represent one of the largest foreign-born demographics in the United States, about 3% of the population. I also noticed issues that many textbooks had and wanted to improve upon it. They tend to be overly formal and lack clear and concise methods of teaching.