Information Design - Exercise 1

 

04.01.2022 - 11.01.2022
Esther Vanessa/0350751/Ba. Design (Hon.) in Creative Media
Information Design
Exercise 1

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LECTURE

• Visual information culture - explosion of visual images

• Express information in visual forms

• Visualizing information has been there since map-making and statistics with graphic

• This is responsible with the rise of statistical thinking and data collection throughout the 19th century
  

• The goal of visualizing information is to reveal the intricacy of the world in uncomplicated terms

• Displays through spatial, quantitative and chronological relationships

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TASK

 

We were asked to organize a set of data in class. Miss Anis prepared for us two choices; buttons and Legos. I immediately chose the Legos because the colors are very entertaining visually. I chose the warm orange colored Legos and immediately started sorting out the Legos I have in hand. 

Figure 1.1 Legos I picked

Based on the lecture Miss Anis gave, I first sort the data and while thinking of a way to present it visually. So, I started experimenting on different ways I can sort the Legos.

Figure 1.2 Legos separated based on shapes

Figure 1.3 Trying to sort them out more

There are a couple of blocks I don't know which to fit them in with. Afterwards, I finally sorted them well enough to separate them based on colors and their types.

Figure 1.4 Final sorting before presenting with texts

I then went on my iPad and worked on the text to explain how I sort these Legos.

Figure 1.5 Added explanations

I fixed a little bit after asking for a little bit of feedback from Miss Anis in class.

Figure 1.6 Final Product

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FEEDBACK

WEEK 1 (06.01.2022) : 

• Could add more explanation to what the the infographic is showing (which is warm colored Legos)

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REFLECTION

Offline class! We met Mister Martin and Miss Anis for the first time and it's exciting. I also felt more productive and my creativity flowed nicely in class. I had a couple of ideas working on this and I think I executed it well. A really nice introduction to the class.