The Anne Times
The Anne Times is a newspaper especially designed for kids and has launched 3 volumes and 17 issues. The topics cover astronomy, science, humanities, design thinking, gender equality, etc. attempting to represent as diverse perspectives as possible. It is an authentic teaching material for elementary, middle and high school teachers to promote newspaper reading in class. Since being published in 2020, The Anne Times has received many awards at home and abroad, such as the 2020 Good Design Award of Japan, the Golden Pin Design Award of Taiwan and the《Future Education Taiwan 100》Award selection, and the DFA Design for Asia Awards.
Combined with excellent illustrations and layout design, perfectly merged the aesthetic concepts: colors, texture, proportions, composition, construction and structure into the editing of visual contents, and covered international news, contemporary issues, knowledge and stories, the newspaper itself is the wonderful outcome of interdisciplinary cooperation. Through turning the pages, touching the texture of the paper, and reading the printed words and pictures, the perception experiences stimulate kids to explore both the intellectual and aesthetic ends of knowledge and expand their international horizons. The Anne Times aims at a novel education approach for future generations. It could be applied as a teaching aid for primary and secondary school teachers to provide integrated authentic materials in different classes like language, science and social studies to motivate the interests of students. Moreover, it could be a medium to connect different fields of learning to develop interdisciplinary courses to encourage the exploration of various subjects. In addition, the newspaper cooperates with cultural institutions to expand the age range of readers, and encourage parents and children to read and enjoy interactive educational games and hands-on practices together.