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Design, Meaning, and Intention: Communication in Times of a Pandemic

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Advances in Ergonomics in Design (AHFE 2021)

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In this paper, we assess how communication design has contributed, in the context of the SARS CoV 2 pandemic, to inform and motivate people to take safe individual actions, particularly physical distancing and the use of masks. Throughout the study, and in order to assess the communicative effectiveness of images, we contextualize the concepts of poster and image. Thus, we analyze a set of images produced and presented on posters through a descriptive grid and an open survey to the community.

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  1. CIAUD, Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade de Lisboa, Rua Sá Nogueira, Polo Universitário da Ajuda, 1349-063, Lisbon, Portugal

    Maria Luísa Costa, Joana Saes & Sílvia Rala

  2. Instituto Superior Miguel Torga, Largo da Cruz de Celas nº1, Coimbra, Portugal

    Maria Luísa Costa, Joana Saes & Sílvia Rala

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    Francisco Rebelo

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Costa, M.L., Saes, J., Rala, S. (2021). Design, Meaning, and Intention: Communication in Times of a Pandemic. In: Rebelo, F. (eds) Advances in Ergonomics in Design. AHFE 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 261. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79760-7_9

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