Communication Design Drawing Questions

Communication Design

I. Shaaradapur is an Indian village. It has a multi-lingual, low-literate population. There is a lack of awareness on maintaining health and hygiene. This results in an outbreak of malaria. Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease and its symptoms include fever, headache, vomiting and fatigue. If left untreated, malaria can be life threatening. So it is important that timely diagnosis and treatment are done under a trained medical practitioner at the government hospital in the village. Malaria can be prevented with mosquito control measures like draining stagnant water and spraying insecticides. Mosquito bites could also be avoided by using mosquito nets and insect repellents.

 Design a poster for villagers with the above information on malaria to be displayed prominently at a public place. This poster has to be specific to this village and should communicate (a) the seriousness, (b) the symptoms, (c) the actions to be taken and (d) the prevention of malaria.

 Select an ideal location in the village for this poster and (a) Sketch to illustrate how it will be displayed at the location (b) Write 5 sentences justifying your selection of the location, size and strategy in the way it is displayed.

Evaluation Criteria: Ability to understand the design brief, clarity of thought, articulation, creativity and presentation.

II.Indian government is initiating a safety and awareness campaign for preventing accidents at home called ‘Suraksha’ (Safety). ‘Suraksha’ aims at bringing awareness amongst citizens regarding safety with household appliances. Support the campaign by designing a section of the information booklet on gas cylinders. 

Complete the following tasks for the same.

a. Design a logo for the campaign title ‘Suraksha’.

b. Identify four problems that users face while changing domestic gas cylinders. Illustrate the problems in thumbnail sketches.

c. Show three different illustration styles for visually representing one of the problems stated by you earlier. Create three thumbnail sketches to represent your ideas.

d. Design a layout of the information booklet in neat pencil sketches. Size of the booklet is 6 x 6 inches. Depict the final illustration/s and its sequence keeping in mind problems in comprehension as well as safety hazards involved in handling gas cylinders. 

Use text minimally or preferably not at all. Select appropriate views and representation styles to illustrate objects as well as actions.

Pay attention to the quality of visual renderings, appropriate selection of views of the object and actions, effectiveness of presentation in minimal space, and elements and clarity in the structure and sequencing of information.