gyankalakumbhKNOWLEDGE. ART. POSSIBILITY.Art & making • Classes 9–12
Design a sign everyone can use
Good design helps someone do something. Test that.
Take your time. Speak, draw or write your answers.
Here is what is happening.
Visual communication uses hierarchy, spacing, contrast and words to guide attention. A symbol alone may be unfamiliar. Combine a clear label with the symbol, and do not use colour as the only way to convey meaning.
Pause. Make the idea your own.
Explain one idea to a partner, draw it or write it in your own words. Which part is an observation, an example or a question?
You can use a home language. No need to share personal experiences or finish everything in one sitting.Your little investigation
What you need
Paper and pencil. Design a library direction sign in Hindi and English.
Choose one message and make it the most prominent element.
Add an arrow and both language labels with space around them.
Ask someone what it means without explaining first. Revise what confused them.
Which design communicates a closed entrance more clearly?
KEEP ASKING
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