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Leveraging The Power Of Participatory Culture For Awareness

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Leveraging The Power Of Participatory Culture For Awareness — Presentation Transcript

Leveraging the Power of Participatory Culture for Awareness among Street Children Mydhili Bayyapunedi

Can we give them more than money?

Infographic : Information graphics or infographics are visual representations of information or knowledge. These graphics are used where complex information needs to be explained quickly and clearly

The Design Process Iterate

The Design Process

While designing interfaces for illiterate users

Avoid text

Pay attention to subtle graphical cues

Use semi-abstracted graphics

Provide help where needed

- Medhi et.al. (2009)

Youngsters find it easier to understand stories drawn by their peers

- Duveskog et.al.(2009)

Review Existing Research

The Design Process Immersion with Target Audience

The Design Process Prototype the designs Test designs with street children Iterate

Lessons from children

Misinterpretation

Before After Design by cognitive ability Design Principle

Lessons from children

Imagination can take over

Before After Use the story-telling method effectively Design Principle

Lessons from children

Text doesn't deter a child from picking up an infographic

…… in fact it makes them curious!

Challenge your details

because children pay attention to them

Color Vs. Monochrome

Color is the clear winner

Balance the use of text Design Principle Be minimalistic in your design Design Principle

Making the connection

18 million children on the streets

Mostly seen in metros

Fast growing population in India

36 million active users

All live in metros

Fastest growing population in India

These groups ‘interact’ with each other almost everyday Street Children : NGOs = 18:1 Street children : Active Internet users = 1:2

Making the connection: Participatory Culture

Enter Participatory culture…

Designed for..

Convenient printing and distribution.

Come with Instructions

Creative Commons license

Also,

Options to learn more about the issue

Space for feedback

Guidelines for Participatory Culture

Setting Expectations

‘ We love data’

More than charity

Future Work

Continued Research

Guidelines on health for young mothers;

Healthy sex choices/Safe-sex options for adolescents;

Cleanliness, Child sexual Abuse, Drugs/Alcohol abuse and Child rights

Establishment of a platform

Building a website where the infographics can be downloaded

A space for folks to share their experiences with the project

Place for designers to participate in collaborative design

Using social media to spread the word about these infographics

Thank You! We thank Thara, Secunderabad Pictures from: Flickr Google Ideas, suggestions, comments? [email_address]

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What is Participatory Culture?

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