في بيئتنا الإعلامية، لا يزال الترهل الكتابي يجثم على صدر التحولات الرقمية، رغم تسارع الذكاء الاصطناعي، وتقدم أدوات النشر، وتغيّر سلوك المتلقي. تُصر بعض الجهات -حتى الأكثر انخراطًا في مشروعات الرقمنة- على أن تُغرق رسائلها في الكثافة النصية والبيانات المسطحة، وكأنها تحاكي جمهورًا يملك رفاهية الوقت ورفقة الورق، لا جمهور الهاتف الذكي والزمن المضغوط.
وسط هذا المشهد، تبرز فجوة حقيقية بين الرسالة وبين الوصول، بين ما يُقال وبين ما يُفهم ويُستدعى، وهنا يُطرح السؤال الحاسم: هل نُحسن مخاطبة عقول الجمهور بلغة عصرهم؟!
الواقع يقول إن كثيرًا من الجهات الرسمية ما زالت تعتمد النصوص المطوّلة كأداة أولى للاتصال، متجاهلة أن قواعد الفهم والاهتمام تغيّرت جذريًا.
الصورة المصممة، لا النص، باتت المفتاح الأول للدخول إلى وعي المستخدم الرقمي.
وهي تحاكي «المانشيت» في الصحافة التقليدية، فالصورة، حين تُصمم باحتراف، تُغني عن مئات الكلمات، وتصل أسرع، وتُفهم أوضح، وتُشارك أوسع.
كلاهما (التصميم والمانشيت) يُشكلان ضربة البداية في سباق الرسالة.
كلاهما يُراهن على الانطباع الأول، ويخاطب العين قبل أن يستأذن العقل. المانشيت، في جوهره، جملة مُكثفة تُختصر فيها الفكرة وتُشحذ فيها الإثارة.
أما التصميم فليس جملة بل هو نص مرئي، يدمج بين الشكل والمعلومة، ويمنح المتلقي مفتاحًا بصريًا لفهم المضمون قبل قراءته.
المانشيت يُقرأ، لكن التصميم يُقرأ ويُفهم ويُفسر في آنٍ واحد. فبينما يحتاج المانشيت إلى متابعة لاحقة لفهم تفاصيله، يُغنيك التصميم -إذا أُنجز باحتراف- عن الغوص في التفاصيل، لأنه يحمل في تكوينه البصري رسائل متعددة في طبقة واحدة: الأرقام، الدلالات، الاتجاهات، وحتى العاطفة، ما يُضاعف التحدي هو الجهل بالجمهور المستهدف ودوافعه في التلقي.
فالعامة -وأنا منهم- لا يُطيلون التوقف عند رابط مرفق إن لم يمسّ حاجة شخصية مباشرة، ولن يشاهدوا مقطع فيديو يتجاوز نصف الدقيقة دون دافع داخلي للبحث أو الاستفهام.
هذا الانقطاع السلوكي، في تفاعل الجمهور مع الوسائط الطويلة والمحتوى النصي غير المحفّز، يعيد تشكيل قواعد اللعبة الاتصالية، ويجعل من التصميم البصري الجملة الكاملة التي تصل دفعة واحدة كـ«معلومة وتأثير».
فالرسالة حين تُصاغ داخل تصميم، لا تحتاج تمهيدًا، ولا رابطًا، ولا مشغلًا، فقط تُشاهد وتُفهم، والانطباعات الأولية تُبنى بصريًا.
تبقى الصور والصفحات الإلكترونية و«الانفوجرافيك» المصممة باحتراف اللغة الأكثر وضوحًا، والأسرع وصولًا، والأبقى في الذاكرة.
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Amidst this scene, a real gap emerges between the message and its reach, between what is said and what is understood and recalled. Here, the crucial question arises: Are we effectively addressing the minds of the audience in the language of their era?!
The reality is that many official entities still rely on lengthy texts as their primary communication tool, ignoring that the rules of understanding and interest have changed radically.
The designed image, not the text, has become the primary key to entering the awareness of the digital user.
It mirrors the "headline" in traditional journalism; when the image is professionally designed, it can replace hundreds of words, reach faster, be understood more clearly, and be shared more widely.
Both (design and headline) form the starting shot in the race of the message.
Both bet on the first impression and address the eye before seeking permission from the mind. The headline, in essence, is a condensed sentence that encapsulates the idea and sharpens the excitement.
As for the design, it is not a sentence but a visual text that combines form and information, providing the recipient with a visual key to understand the content before reading it.
The headline is read, but the design is read, understood, and interpreted simultaneously. While the headline requires subsequent follow-up to grasp its details, the design—if executed professionally—spares you the need to dive into the details, as it carries multiple messages in a single visual layer: numbers, connotations, trends, and even emotions. What amplifies the challenge is the ignorance of the target audience and their motivations for receiving information.
For the general public—myself included—they do not linger long on an attached link unless it addresses an immediate personal need, nor will they watch a video clip exceeding half a minute without an internal drive to search or inquire.
This behavioral disruption in the audience's interaction with lengthy media and uninspiring textual content reshapes the rules of the communication game, making visual design the complete sentence that reaches all at once as "information and impact."
When the message is crafted within a design, it requires no preamble, no link, and no trigger; it is simply watched and understood, and the initial impressions are built visually.
Professionally designed images, web pages, and infographics remain the clearest language, the fastest to reach, and the most enduring in memory.


