Kavya Kulshreshtha and I have published "Re-learning Puberty: Minimising Period Shaming in Urban Schools" with HWWE 2021. This research addresses the issues of understanding menstruation and its communication among the stakeholders: school-going students, parents and teachers. Kavya's design offers to minimise period shaming. As a supervisor, dealing with the topic and the 'female' student was initially challenging. However, as the project demanded and progressed, many perception blocks disappeared. It was then challenging to deal with the participants ethically; we devised multiple strategies, including semi-structured interviews and FGDs. One such method was Visual Card sorting, where visual cards were "made to analyse participants' uninfluenced behaviour towards sanitary napkins in their natural surroundings like home, school, and market... ". Read the published version here Read the submitted version here |
Visual Alankars: Toward a Decolonized Visual Design Framework
Authors: Raina Singh and Saurabh Tewari The research aims to experimentally evolve visual design fundamentals by borrowing literary principles from Hindi Vyakaran (Hindi grammar system). Alankars, which are literary devices in Hindi Vyakaran, are used to enrich literary compositions through the playfulness of structure and enhanced meaning. This study methodologically explores Alankars in the context of visual design. The pragmatics of the research employs Madhubani folk-art tradition from the region of Mithila in India. Compositions using visual elements and styles of traditional Madhubani folk-art attempt to understand the structures and meanings of Shabd Alankar and Artha Alankar in the research. The study highlights the potential of indigenous knowledge systems to offer a methodological lens for visual design research. More here Dots and Lines: Indian Folk and Tribal Art Inspired Activities for Kids
Authors: Rinki Sambhani and Saurabh Tewari Moving beyond the models of passive learning through secondary sources, the design aims at employing an interpreted form of indigenous design tradition to engage children in various creative art and craft activities. In this case, the Gond paintings of Madhya Pradesh and its visual forms are explored to create an activity kit. The methodology in designing the learning tool involved a series of steps to conceptualise, develop and synthesise a designed product. The dots and lines activity book and the Gond art learning kit inspire kids to pursue creative art and craft activities at an early age. More here PowerPost: A Framework for Designing Visual Political Communication
Authors: Anik Ghosh and Saurabh Tewari Visual media is an essential medium of political communication which is used by various stakeholders in democracies. However, most people engaging in political discourse are not professionally trained in design and are unable to communicate their messages effectively through visual media. The process of designing visual political communication (VPC) can be made more effective by incorporating domain-specific design principles in the design process. These design principles are identified by an examination of existing research on perception and cognition of VPC and analysis of its useful examples. An application, PowerPost, is proposed based on the basis of this analysis. More Here |
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