Participatory Visual Communication Design for Designing a Health Information Matching Card Game

Abstract

This research is part of a community service that is conducted by the author with people in Panongan, Mekar Bakti. The main issue was the children's low concern and knowledge of healthy habits in Panongan. Through the participatory design method, the author designed a matching card game intended to entertain and educate the children in Panongan about healthy habits. To see the impact of the card game, the author conducted a pre-test and post-test a month later to see the changes that the card game brings. The result shows that more children can recall and identify healthy habits that they can perform daily. Through this research, the author concluded that simple visual communication media can engage and influence people when it is done right.

Keywords: Participatory Design, Visual Communication Design, Healthy Habits