Annual D+D Design Competition: COVID Memorial Competition

Annual D+D Design Competition: COVID Memorial Competition
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Annual D+D Design Competition: COVID Memorial Competition
COMPETITION ENTRY FORM
 
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Please respond to the following questions. Use as much space as you need. Note that the entry form is a crucial component of your grade. Please thoughtfully and thoroughly complete it.
 
1 Describe your goals for this memorial.
With the ravaging effects of the Coronavirus disease, many people lost their lives in their homes or hospitals while undergoing treatment. Additionally, there has not been any known treatment for the disease. Also, the virus has led to adversely significant economic impacts. The COVID memorial's goal is to remember many people and share the memory of people who had lost their lives due to the coronavirus disease pandemic. Besides remembering and sharing the memory of the minority group of people who had died of the disease, the COVID memorial will also encourage the entire public domain on the importance of adhering to public health measures. These public health measures have been put in place to curb the spread of coronavirus disease.
2 On what design profession(s) are you focusing? (communication design, product design, architecture, urban design, or landscape/environmental design?
On this COVID memorial, I am focusing on the communication design as the most appropriate design profession. The design will create effective public domain awareness. It is important to note that many underrepresented people have died because of the Coronavirus disease, yet people are not uninformed about this unfortunate fact (Tata Memorial Centre COVID-19 Working Group, 2020). This choice is critical in helping to reach various demographics and ensuring effective dissemination of relevant information about the memorial. Each category will represent under-represented people in the community with the highest mortality rate levels. The design professional will illustrate the pandemic situation that has rapidly changed the position from the onset to subsequent waves of the virus that has seen the world going on lockdown.
3 Describe the background research you conducted to develop this memorial. Include sources.
Specifically address the following:
1 What existing memorials did you research? How did they influence your proposal?
On the development of this memorial, there were different researches on memorials conducted. For example, the research that led to developing the COVID memorial considered previous memorial for the cemetery. Such memorials are common, and they allow using natural materials for typical occasions. Even so, doing the cemeteries memorials, different rules and regulations that supervise the cemetery must be complied with, in addition to the strict use of kerbstones. Consequently, the initial memorial research dubbed the memorials for churchyards to conduct and develop the COVID memorial. These two memorials impacted the development of the COVID memorial as they brought out different aspects and requirements needed in the development of the COVID memorial. For example, permission from ...