PANCHANG | | 2008
Indian Calendar Design
India being a confluence of various cultures and religions, has
many festivals being celebrated. It was essential to understand
festival connotations varying across cultures.
Team: Charu G,Rohini D, Tina Sarangan
Design and Development of Festival icons 16 * 16 pixel size
Panchang, is an ancient Vedic astrology that helps one synchronise best days and times - ahead of time. More accurate than conventional horoscopes, it is used for practical uses like: love, travel, money, work and much more.
Re-visit-------------------- Review------------------------------ Refine
METHODOLOGY
The icon creation was done in three steps as a co-creation process
In the Re-visit phase users were asked to find out cultural significance with festivals across regions. The respondents were also asked to write a descriptive essay on the festival recollection.
In the Review phase the familiarity of the icon with the metaphor used was tested. The icon style was mapped from Stylised to Abstract graph
Refine phase was done to understand the visual clarity and comprehension