PERANCANGAN BUKU ILUSTRASI
KEANEKARAGAMAN ANGGREK
SEBAGAI MEDIA EDUKASI
DI KEBUN RAYA BOGOR
ILLUSTRATION BOOK DESIGN
ORCHID DIVERSITY
AS AN EDUCATIONAL MEDIA
IN BOGOR BOTANICAL GARDENS
Kebun Raya Bogor menawarkan pengalaman belajar mengenal keanekaragaman tumbuhan seperti anggrek melalui kegiatan kelas edukasi. Koleksi anggrek Kebun Raya Bogor tergolong unik dan langka sehingga perlu dikenalkan dan dijaga kelestariannya. Tujuan penelitian yakni 1) Mendeskripsikan pembuatan ilustrasi botani 2) Mendeskripsikan perancangan buku ilustrasi 3) Mendeskripsikan efektivitas penggunaan buku ilustrasi sebagai media edukasi pengenalan keanekaragaman anggrek di Kebun Raya Bogor. Metode penelitian kualitatif sebagai pendekatannya dan analisis data 5W+1H. Perancangan dimulai dengan identifikasi masalah, pengumpulan dan analisis data, perencanaan konsep dan strategi desain, layouting, pembuatan ilustrasi, pemindaian dan penyuntingan. Final desain divalidasi dan direvisi kemudian diuji coba efektivitas penggunaannya. Hasil perancangan media edukasi berupa buku ilustrasi berwarna berukuran 14,8 x 21 cm, berisi 36 halaman yang memuat 12 ilustrasi beserta informasi penjelas koleksi anggrek Kebun Raya Bogor. Hasil validasi menurut validator ahli media pendidikan mendapat skor 26 termasuk dalam persentase 86% dikategorikan sangat valid, ahli materi botani anggrek mendapat skor 22 dengan persentase 66% tergolong cukup valid, kemudian validator ahli desain dan ilustrasi botani mendapat skor 27 dengan persentase 90% dalam kategori cukup valid. Hasil uji coba efektivitas buku sebesar 84% mengindikasikan buku ilustrasi cukup efektif sebagai media edukasi keanekaragaman anggrek di Kebun Raya Bogor.
Bogor Botanical Gardens offers a learning experience about the diversity of plants such as orchids through guiding activities and educational classes. The Bogor Botanical Gardens orchid collection is unique and rare so its preservation needs to be introduced and maintained. The research purpose are 1) To describe process of creating botanical illustrations 2) To describe the process and making of illustration book 3) To describe the effectiveness of using illustration books as an educational medium for introducing orchid diversity in the Bogor Botanical Gardens. Qualitative research method as the approach and 5W+1H data analysis. Design begins with problem identification, data collection and analysis, concept planning and design strategy, layouting, creating illustrations, scanning and editing. The final design is validated and revised before test its effectiveness. The results of the educational media design are 14.8 x 21 cm colored illustration book, containing 36 pages including 12 illustrations with explanatory information of Bogor Botanical Gardens orchid collection. The validation results according to the educational media expert got a score of 26 including a percentage of 86% categorized as very valid, the orchid botanical material expert got a score of 22 with a percentage of 66% which is quite valid, then the validator expert in design and botanical illustration got a score of 27 with a percentage of 90% in the category quite valid. The results of the book effectiveness trial were 84%, indicating that illustration books were quite effective used for educational media about orchid diversity in the Bogor Botanical Gardens.