A contribution from semiotics towards visual communication within the field of healthcareAn analysis model proposed by Jean-Marie Floch is presented as a possible tool for creating and evaluating visual communication within the field of healthcare, and in particular for educational campaigns. Starting from introductory questions relating to semiotics, certain concepts common to discursive semiotics and esthetic semiotics are laid out, as postulated by Floch. A model based on the semantic opposites of euphoria and dysphoria is then presented. The paper ends by demonstrating the application of the model to a poster from a preventive campaign against smoking-related diseases.
Persuasion; Health promotion; Visual communication; Semiotics
