Healthy Looking Graphic Design by Gemstone Therapy Theory

Abstract

There is a Buddhist proverb mentioned “Healthy is wealthy”. This proverb is true and clearly seen from present daily lives. Most people pay more attention on health by both exercising and selecting various choices of clean food. Besides doing exercises, there are many therapies which can be such as various types of massages. In the earlier study, the researcher found out the populatity of Gemstone therapy. Gemstone therapy can be used together with massage or even used with medication or by only carry the gemstone. The researcher believes the gemstone therapy theory can be used to convey healthy-looking personality. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to find the elements of graphic design by gemstone therapy theory that can be applied in design to communicate healthy-looking personality. The researcher used the gemstone therapy theory together with graphic design theories to create tools for the interviews and questionnaires to find the answer from the experts in related fields.

            The findings of the research is the indentification of the important elements of graphic design: both Thai and English typographies, communication personality, creation of illustration, and polygon structures. The researcher can classify the graphic element according to the various healthinesses of gemstone therapy theory such as multidimensional therapy, body therapy, emotional therapy, acting therapy, spiritual therapy, rehabilitation therapy from soil and mineral, and strengthening masculine and feminine power. Hereby