Carnage

Fig: 1 - Acts of terrorism are motivated by unfairness, prejudice or intimidation. (Credits: Unknown Retouched by: Mmxx)

PREMISE

UNI invites Architects, Visual/Graphic Designers, and the student fraternity for the third edition of its series of Graphic Design Challenges as part of its unit block, Graphis. 

Challenges under ‘Graphis’ are carefully curated to bring out the best of visual communication and graphic language to educate, reflect, and inspire change with respect to pertinent world issues through visuals. 

A picture is worth a thousand words, and Graphis abides by that adage, to inspire participants to try and portray complex ideas and emotions through a still image. The competition understands the importance of efficient and effective communication in the digital age and aims to recognize innovative ideas and techniques that aim to redefine the notions guiding conventional graphic design, and foremost, create impact. 
 

Fig: 2 - Social media is an effective platform for promoting awareness in the masses. (Credits: Antonio Marín Segovia / Flickr)

THEME OF THE COMPETITION

In this complicated cycle of social, political, and economic pressures, terrorism has been used as a tactic for disrupting the perceived broken system. It is a violent strategy that is intended to generate a statement of discontent, battle or fear among authority and the general population. 

The aftermath of these events is marked by responses made by the media, highlighting the story of atrocity in the form of photographs, drawings and descriptions. Illustrations are used as a response to terrorist attacks not only to convey the story but to incite hope, and motivation and extend support over a wide platform.  Illustrations can reflect interpretations and versions that are communicated more efficiently among wider audiences. 

Challenge is to illustrate a thought-provoking graphic to fight against terrorism or civil unrest. 

Illustrators commonly use social media for the purpose and many famous artists have stepped forward in these times of crisis in hopes of making meaningful contributions to society. The Brief of this challenge is to make a poster/artwork in response to the terrorist attacks that have taken place anywhere in the world throughout history. 

DELIVERABLES

You have to deliver a graphic/visual outcome representing the given theme, based on the following outlines. Only one final graphic design needs to be submitted. The image should be of size [2800px x 3200px] in portrait or landscape digital format (JPEG only). 

The graphic may be entirely hand-drawn and rendered, digitally created, or a combination of both. The usage of photographs, stylized/credited or otherwise, directly is strictly not allowed. 

The use of lassoed graphics lifted from an existing image is limited to half of the total graphic. (The guidelines are indicative, and are placed only to reduce plagiarized artworks – any infringement detected or reported will be notified, and may be removed from competition if found guilty)
The list of deliverables are:

• Title
• Subtitle
• Artwork
• A few process images
• A statement in about 100 words supporting the artwork - You can attach this as an additional image below your artwork. 

OBJECTIVES

• Awareness: Primary aim is to inform and spread information about this issue.
• Expression: The graphic should effectively communicate its intent and idea to the viewer.
• Lucidity: Clarity in composition and intent to communicate the idea better.
• Visual Delivery/Aesthetics: A distinct visual language to help the graphic stand out for better communication.