DESIGN OF A VISUAL BOOK OF GORONTALO CULTURAL HERITAGE AS A FORM OF PRESERVATION AND EDUCATION OF INDONESIA'S CULTURE HISTORY

Abstract

The long history of the City of Gorontalo notes that many historic cultural heritage buildings keep memories of the past and are evidence of the development of the City of Gorontalo itself. Historical heritage in the form of cultural heritage buildings is very useful as a generator of motivation, creativity and inspires the younger generation to understand the history and identity of the City of Gorontalo. (1) The diversity of cultural heritage buildings in the city of Gorontalo is the main attraction for tourists, but unfortunately there are still many who do not know about the heritage buildings. existing culture. So a book was designed with the aim of being able to introduce the diversity of the cultural heritage of the city of Gorontalo from a historical and cultural perspective. The benefits of this research are encouraging the people of Gorontalo to know the existence and types of cultural heritage objects as historical heritage in Gorontalo which have historical values. This research uses qualitative methods and design thinking. The result of this design is the creation of a cultural heritage visual book with the main media being a reference book/monograph containing illustrations of cultural heritage buildings and the environmental conditions that influence them. And supporting media in the form of bookmarks, notes, andcatalogs.