Information Design and the COVID-19 pandemic: What is the contribution to health and citizenship?

Cayley Guimaraes; Marco A. Mazzarotto Filho; José Weslley de Souza Bastos

doi:10.31686/ijier.vol10.iss1.3588

Authors

Cayley Guimaraes Federal University of Technology – Paraná https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1139-8777
Marco A. Mazzarotto Filho Federal University of Technology – Paraná https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4473-0251
José Weslley de Souza Bastos Federal University of Technology – Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol10.iss1.3588

Keywords:

COVID-19, Information Design, Pandemic, Digital graphic pieces

Abstract

Multiple and various graphic design pieces were created around the world for digital media during the COVID-19 pandemic. These graphic design pieces were meant to disseminate information about the disease caused by the new Corona Virus SARS-CoV-2 to inform people on how to better protect themselves. Information Design uses guidelines and principles that would inform the design of useful graphic pieces to combat the pandemic and help the people to address their health needs for citizenship rights. This research analyzed multiple pieces made available by Fiocruz (a Brazilian health institution). The case study presented in this paper explores the piece with information explaining how soap acts on the virus and proposes a new design to improve its quality.

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Author Biographies

Cayley Guimaraes, Federal University of Technology – Paraná

Professor, Dept. of Industrial Design.
Marco A. Mazzarotto Filho, Federal University of Technology – Paraná

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Industrial Design.
José Weslley de Souza Bastos, Federal University of Technology – Paraná

Student, Dept. of Industrial Design.

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