A graphic design vision against smoking-a field study on students of the College of Architecture and Design - University of Petra / as a model

Document Type : scientific articles

Authors

1 University Of Petra/College of Architecture and Design/Department of Graphic Design

2 MA, Department of Graphic Design/ University of Petra

3 Graphic Design/ University of Petra

Abstract

Graphic visualization can produce positive changes or prevent negative changes in health-related behaviors among large numbers of young people, for example, tobacco, alcohol and drug use, road safety behaviors and cancer screening and prevention. It also supports changing acquired behaviors, such as the problem of smoking, as it is the most important problem facing developing countries relative to the countries of the world, which negatively affects public health, and is one of the bad habits that spread rapidly among young people.

Our contemporary society is considered an "information society" as much of the information that is presented graphically is of a visual nature, through the use of images and texts as ideas that help students understand the visual message and receive it positively, to get rid of a problem or a specific behavior.

The research paper came to the fact that graphic design is considered one of the most important success factors for any design idea that can be displayed visually, regardless of the way it is displayed, whether via the Internet or through traditional means to help students to reduce smoking, as it represents a threat to their health Tobacco consumption is the most important cause of death and disease, and the World Health Organization reports that about six million deaths annually are directly related to tobacco consumption (about 10% of all deaths (.

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