INFORMATION DESIGN / EXERCISES

╎Gwendalyn Firly Bong / 0374580

╎Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media

╎Information Design / Exercises


TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Instructions

II. Lectures

III. Exercises


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Exercises

Project 1

Project 2


I. INSTRUCTIONS



II. FLIP EXERCISES

Exercise 1: What is an Infographic? Group Exercise 

Exercise 2: Infographic Redesign

Source: https://pin.it/7faSarl6P

Advantages:
  • Organized Structure
  • Consistent Design
Disadvantages
  • Text-heavy
  • Small Font Size
  • Limited Visual Examples


Now, the information is easier to go through thanks to the color-coded index and numbers, along with a vertical layout for improved hierarchy.

Exercise 2: Good vs Bad Infographics Group Exercise 


Exercise 3: L.A.T.C.H Principles Group Exercise 


Exercise 4: Miller's Law Group Exercise 



Exercise 5: Manuel Lima 9 Directives Manifesto


III. EXERCISES

Exercise 1: Quantify and Visualize Data

In this exercise, we were told to choose similar items within a category and arrange them in a neat layout. 

I decided to pick hair ties, as there is a nice variety of colors and sizes available. I wanted to arrange it in a circle layout, so I tried to take a photo first and then annotate it online.


After the digital draft, I worked on the physical version. Since it was a really big paper, I had issues drawing the circles.

Final Result



Exercise 2: L.A.T.C.H

In this exercise, we were introduced to the L.A.T.C.H principles and were told to create an infographic. that utilizes the 4 of the L.A.T.C.H principles.

I decided to do Pokémon, and I picked the principles: Location, Time, Category, and Hierarchy.
Since I was familiar with the series, I wanted to do something closer to what I had experienced. So, I picked an island from the Alola region. Since I picked an island, it was easy to find different geographical locations. Akala is a decently sized island, so there was a variety available. 

Similar to the previous task, I decided to draw it out first. The Location principle was easy to find, as I had the different locations. Category and Hierarchy can be used simultaneously for the evolutions, so I only had to find Time. I had a hard time looking for this one, and there were a lot of options. I ended up picking the day/night combo, so I split the poster into two sides: one day and one night. Pokémon that spawned during the day would be on the left, and at night on the right.



Final Result



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