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An Exploration of Interface Designs for the Dissemination of Information and News During COVID-19

Himes, Lucas S
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1626443100969528

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2021, Master of Fine Arts, Ohio State University, Design.
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world stage was an unprecedented situation in contemporary western life. In this unprecedented situation there was a crucial need for high quality information available to the public so that they might make informed choices about their health and about prevention. This project aims to explore different barriers to the dissemination of quality information in a pandemic. This is done through the research for and design of a prototype source for COVID-19 information. Over the course of this investigation the problem of political polarization in coverage of COVID-19 is uncovered and examined. The problem of political polarization is further considered in exploratory features of the prototype. User-centered and design research techniques were employed to explore this problem area and used to inform the choices at the design level. Research was conducted over the course of four separate phases with protocol including online survey, card sorting, and group workshops. Insights gathered from this research helped inform users’ information needs and existing information sourcing habits. This information was utilized in the creation of a user-centered app for COVID-19 information. Users’ information sourcing biases were also examined and used to explore different ways for reducing political bias in the presentation of COVID-19 news through interface design. From this research additional design-based recommendations for designing during a pandemic are uncovered and discussed.
Elizabeth B.-N. Sanders, Ph.D (Advisor)
Peter Kwok Chan, Ph.D (Committee Member)
Sébastien Proulx, Ph.D (Committee Member)
381 p.
Design
COVID-19, user interface design, design research, user-centered design, pandemic, political polarization, political bias, news sourcing, design framework

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  • Himes, L. S. (2021). An Exploration of Interface Designs for the Dissemination of Information and News During COVID-19 [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1626443100969528

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Himes, Lucas. An Exploration of Interface Designs for the Dissemination of Information and News During COVID-19. 2021. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1626443100969528.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Himes, Lucas. "An Exploration of Interface Designs for the Dissemination of Information and News During COVID-19." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1626443100969528

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