Curly Chronicles

Curly Chronicles

Capstone Project
Curly Chronicles is an illustrated ebook designed to provide education about curly hair care and history in light of its relationship to identity, culture, and societal significance.
IN COLLABORATION WITH
MAJOR
Interaction Design
FACULTY
James Pierce
Curly hair maintenance can be difficult, and many with textured hair struggle to learn how to properly care for their hair, resulting in frizzy or dull manes. Those with curly hair have long been pressured to straighten, relax, and damage their hair to look more ‘professional’. These beauty standards have an especially great impact on people of color, for whom natural hair suppression has often overlapped with racial injustice. Yet curly hair is a source of pride for many, and a source of connection to their cultural, racial, and personal identities. Curly Chronicles documents the joys and struggles of curly hair care in an illustrated ebook, with links to further online video resources. We aim to promote greater awareness and celebration of hair diversity. We hope to encourage readers to learn how to care for their hair and see the beauty and wonder in their natural hair. See the full version here: https://issuu.com/claratoo22/docs/curly_chronicles_final_compressed
DESIGNER(S)
MAJOR
Interaction Design
FACULTY
James Pierce
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
DIVISION OF DESIGN