Rumors Stop At The Wise: A Research On Poster Design On The Theme Of Online Rumors Under The New Crown Epidemic

At the end and beginning of the year 2020,the first outbreak of Newcastle pneumonia emerged,which was unprecedented in its ability to spread,its wide impact and its long duration,leading to a rapid spread of the epidemic and its global spread.At the same time,rumors related to the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia emerged and were widely circulated among the public,causing a bad impact.Rumors spread through the Internet are the most influential.The rapid development of Internet technology,the unprecedentedly large number of Internet users,and the continuous rise of new media make the spread of epidemic rumors break through the limits of time and space,and the speed and scope of spread are increasing in an equal proportion.The spread of epidemic rumors is characterized by falsehood,confusion,fast spread,and even viral spread,which to a certain extent can cause the spread of public panic and affect the stability of society and the order of epidemic prevention and control.In order to help prevent and control the epidemic and create a clear network environment,it is imperative to identify and manage online rumors about the new crown epidemic.In order to enable the public to clearly identify the various Internet rumors that emerged during the epidemic,I chose the theme of "Rumors stop at the wise:Poster design research on the theme of Internet rumors under the new crown epidemic".The design of the poster is based on the idea of "simple shape and rich meaning",and explores the aspects of "combining shape and expanding meaning","one shape and multiple meanings","sequencing shape and adding meaning" and "reducing shape and increasing meaning"."The visual presentation of online rumors under the new epidemic is explored,so that the public can pay attention and have the ability to distinguish,and the influence of online rumors can be weakened and eliminated.In the design research process,the author thought about the poster design from two aspects according to the subject content.First,the author analyzed and researched the epidemic rumors that appeared between January and October2020,and summarized the seven main ways of the set: "making something out of nothing," "transposing facts," "distorting facts ","exaggerating","disguising authority","selling anxiety" and "quoting out of context "We hope to use simple graphics to reveal the deception of different rumors,so that the public can distinguish right from wrong.Secondly,from the perspective of "eliminating rumors and making society better",the author created and designed several posters to advocate the creation of a better social environment on the Internet,to"disbelieve rumors,not to spread rumors,not to create rumors",and to truly realize "rumors stop at the wise".Rumors stop at the wise",to contribute to a harmonious social network environment.