12.01.23 - 08.02.23 (Week 1 - Week 5)
Janaan Ahmed / 0353333
Information Design / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
FLIP Classrooms & Exercises
Instructions
Week 1 (12/01/23)
FLIP 1.1 (Group): Types of Infographics
Present slides in your blog that shows the different types of infographic +
the kind of information they’re applicable for + an example for each
identified type.
FLIP 1.2 (Individual): Infographic Redesign
Pick one free online infographic tool and re-design 1 poorly
constructed infographic poster. Present a before and after comparison,
and your personal rating + review of online tool used for:
- difficulty, intuitiveness
- usefulness
- design templates, choices
Selected infographic:
A quick search on Google lead me to an article titled
"The Top 10 Worst Infographics ever created". I selected #3: Win an Ipad.
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| Fig: Selected Infographic #3: Win An Ipad (16.01.23) |
At first glance, it was unclear to me what this infographic is even
about. The darkened images just made it all the more hilarious. Looking
at the content, the iPad draw is the main event, and everything else is
supposed to be filler info used to build up to the grand
giveaway (a very sketchy one at that). While I think the concept
is creative, a proper flow to the info presentation is very much needed
for its intended humor to become apparent. Otherwise, the idea is lost
on the reader.
Redesigning on Canva
I decided to use portrait orientation for the redesign. After browsing
through some templates, I made slight changes to the selected one and
filled in the information, as well as adding new graphics. The logo has
been omitted as the company apparently doesn't exist anymore? (Was it
even real in the first place T-T).
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| Fig: Template before and after - (16.01.23) |
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| Fig: Separating some of the body text - (16.01.23) |
Final Outcome:
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| Fig: Final Redesign of 'Win an Ipad' [JPEG] - (16.01.23) |
Fig: Final Redesign of 'Win an Ipad' [PDF] - (16.01.23)
Comparison:
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| Fig: Before (left) and after (right) redesign - (16.01.23) |
RATING CANVA
1. Difficulty/ Intuitiveness: 8/10
I am relatively new at using Canva, however found it extremely easy to
find my way around it. The interface is not too overwhelming, and in
fact seems pretty straightforward to learn.
2. Usefulness: 9/10
Canva has quite a big library of resources for fonts, graphics, images,
etc. This makes it so easy to to cook up a polished design within a
short amount of time. It's no wonder so many people use it.
3. Design templates/ choices: 7/10
As iterated earlier, there's a lot of resources and choice options,
including design templates. It's not too hard to find something to suit
your needs. However if you're looking for something reallly specific, a
little more browsing is required as a lot of it is not free.
Week 2 (19/01/23)
FLIP 2: Saul Wurman's L.A.T.C.H.
In our groups, we are to present an explanation on the topic and
provide examples/scenarios of what information best utilized with each
principle.
Practical 1: Motion Graphics
The song chosen for this practical is
So What by P!nk (ah takes me back). The kinetic typography will be made for the lyrical verses:
So, so what?
I'm still a rock star
We learned to animate text and utilise null objects on After
Effects.
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| Fig: Progress in class |
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Week 3 (26/01/23)
FLIP 3: Saul Wurman's L.A.T.C.H.
In our groups, we are to present an explanation on the topic and
explain and show examples of how chunking can be effectively used in
poster design, as well as in UI/UX.
Week 4 (02/02/23)
FLIP 4: Manuel Lima's 9 Directives Manifesto
In our groups, we are to present the different ways that data
can be visualised (the 9 directives), and provide and explain
good and bad examples in an infographic.
Exercises
Exercise 1: Quantify and Visualise Data
I decided to use a pack of M&M's for this exercise.
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| Fig: Mini M&M's |
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| Fig: Process |
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| Fig: Early Attempts |
Once I found a composition I liked, I labelled the diagram.
Final Outcome:
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| Fig: Exercise 1 Final Outcome [JPG] -(04.02.23) |
Fig: Exercise 1 Final Outcome [PDF] - (04.02.23)
Exercise 2: L.A.T.C.H. Infographic
tba
Final Outcome:
Reflections
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