Iconography
How can it be improved?
Political Iconography and Propaganda
Role of Design in Propaganda
in Indian Politics
Symbols
of Nazi Germany
Varying Tools in Propaganda Posters- icons, paintings, colours etc.
(Power and Persuation)
Visual Propaganda & Protest (War and Peace)
Telegu Desam, Jammu & Kamir National Panthers, Kerala Congress Party, Samajwadi Party
Avon Bicycle - meant for low income families - Sturdy build, can take nearly 200 Kgs of weight. - Average bike in UK can only take upto 70-75 Kgs. - Most common bicycle in India. - Usually withstands many years of usage by the average user and is often passed on to other family members. - Hence, it may even be termed as a long term investment.
Play Bicycle Breakup Clip Now
Field Guides to Ensuring Voter Intent by AIGA Design for Democracy.
Problems of Effective Research-
Survey aimed at the illetrate masses. Many cultures, many languages.
Solution
Design of culturally referenced symbols through the understanding of Otto Neurath’s Isotopes and using Semiotics.
TESTING THE Cultural Perspective “If a symbol has no pictorial reference and is comprised of an arbitrary mark, its meaning must be learned. This can be problematic when cultural, age and national bias comes into play. But if the sign has not yet acquired any meaning could the form alone transmit a message?�
David Crow, in his text, Visible Signs: An introduction to Semiotics, writes about an experiment in which abstract marks made in the UK were shown to an audience in Austria