Retorik Visual Sebagai Medium Komunikasi Iklan Pesanan Khidmat Masyarakat: Persepsi Pelajar dan Pereka

Visual Rhetoric as a Communication Medium of Public Service Advertising: Perception of Students and Designers

Authors

  • Muliyati Mat Alim Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
  • Abdul Halim Husain Akademi Seni, Budaya & Warisan Kebangsaan (ASWARA)
  • Muhammad Zaffwan Idris Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
  • Mohd Fauzi Harun Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

Keywords:

Retorik, Semiotik, Simbol, Pereka, Alam Sekitar

Abstract

Visual memainkan peranan penting menyampaikan sebuah cerita dalam sesebuah rekaan iklan. Walaubagaimnapun, berdasarkan pemerhatian, rekaan yang dihasilkan oleh pereka kebanyakannya kurang memberi makna kepada khalayak dan mereka tidak memberi perhatian dengan mesej yang ingin disampaikan terutama melalui iklan pesanan khidmat masyarakat berkaitan alam sekitar. Pereka sering ketandusan idea kerana perlu memenuhi tuntutan pelanggan dalam rekaan walaupun mereka boleh mengguna pakai pelbagai pendekatan yang kreatif seperti iklan bagi kempen alam sekitar yang berkonsepkan retorik visual. Kajian ini bertujuan mengenalpasti retorik visual dan juga persepsi khalayak terhadap iklan pesanan khidmat masyarakat alam sekitar di Malaysia. Pendekatan kualitatif dengan reka bentuk kajian kes dan analisis pengkaryaan telah digunakan dalam kajian ini melibatkan tiga iklan pesanan khidmat masyarakat alam sekitar. Selain itu temubual telah dijalankan ke atas peserta secara persampelan bertujuan yang melibatkan empat pelajar universiti dalam bidang pengiklanan dan empat pereka grafik. Ini bertujuan untuk melihat persepsi dan tafsiran makna mereka yang terlibat sebagai data mengukuhkan hasil kajian ini. Data dianalisis melalui analisis deskriptif yang terbahagi kepada tiga peringkat iaitu deskriptif, interpretasi dan penilaian. Rumusan dapatan kajian menunjukkan retorik visual yang digunakan dalam iklan pesanan khidmat masyarakat alam sekitar ini merupakan aspek yang penting dalam menyampaikan mesej, seterusnya sebagai medium komunikasi dan menggunakan imej-imej tertentu sebagai simbol. Hal ini juga dipersetujui oleh pelajar dan pereka sebagai peserta yang mana pengiklanan menggunakan retorik visual dengan pelbagai konsep dapat memastikan proses penyampaian mesej lebih berkesan. Implikasi kajian ini menunjukkan retorik visual dalam iklan pesanan khidmat masyarakat ini membantu dalam penerokaan ilmu mengenai retorik visual, semiotik serta ilmu alam sekitar yang mendominasi dalam bidang komunikasi visual.

Visuals play an important role in telling a story in an advertisement design. However, based on observations, the designs produced by the designers are mostly meaningless to the audience and they do not pay attention to the message they want to convey especially through advertising related to the environment. Designers often miss ideas because they have to meet the demands of customers in design even though they can adopt a variety of creative approaches such as advertising for environmental campaigns that focus on visual rhetoric. This study aims to identify the visual rhetoric as well as audience perception of public service advertising in Malaysia. A qualitative approach with case study design and analysis was used in this study involving three public service ads. In addition, interviews were conducted on participants with a sampling designed to involve four university students in advertising and four graphic designers. It aims to look at the perceptions and interpretations of those involved as data reinforces the results of this study. The data are analyzed through descriptive analysis, which is divided into three stages namely descriptive, interpretation and evaluation. The findings of the study show that visual rhetoric used in public service ads is an important aspect of communicating messages, as a medium of communication and the use of certain images as symbols. It is also agreed by students and designers as participants whose advertising uses visual rhetoric with a variety of concepts to ensure the effective delivery of the message. The implications of this study show that visual rhetoric in public service advertising helps in the exploration of visual rhetoric, semiotics and environmental sciences that dominate the field of visual communication.

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Published

2019-11-14

How to Cite

Mat Alim, M. ., Husain, A. H. ., Idris, M. Z. ., & Harun, M. F. . (2019). Retorik Visual Sebagai Medium Komunikasi Iklan Pesanan Khidmat Masyarakat: Persepsi Pelajar dan Pereka: Visual Rhetoric as a Communication Medium of Public Service Advertising: Perception of Students and Designers. Journal of Management and Muamalah , 9(2), 27 - 43. Retrieved from https://jmm.uis.edu.my/index.php/jurnal/article/view/28