INFORMATION DESIGN - FLIP CLASSROOMS

JAN 4TH - TBA (WEEK 1 - WEEK 7)

NG VEYHAN (0349223) / BACHELORS OF DESIGN (HONS) IN CREATIVE MEDIA

INFORMATION DESIGN

FLIP CLASSROOMS

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Instructions

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Lectures

WEEK 1 // For the first week, we were introduced to the concept of visualizing data. The first exercise presented involved arranging a set of items to quantify the data that we have chosen. We were also introduced to the concept of motion graphics in a lesson by Dr. Martin, and were instructed to look for references and inspiration to be used in the group project.

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Practical

FLIP 1

For my individual work, I decided to do something that was related to guitars as it is my hobby. I came across an infographic that was comparing the two different types of acoustic guitars, steel-string and nylon. 

(Fig 01, Sample Infographic, 8/1/2021)

I felt like I could make this infographic simpler to follow. When deciding what type of tool to use for creating this infographic, I followed Ms. Anis' recommendation of using Canva. It was a simple matter of transferring the information from the sample poster over to my work on Canva, tweaking the design of the template to a more suitable layout, and then adding assets that were relevant to the topic.

Through my brief experience with Canva, I felt that:

• It has a very wide range of choices for professional-looking templates, though many are locked behind a paywall.
• It was easy to use, but only using pre-fabricated assets meant some images didn't fit the theme of the template.
• It can be very useful when creating a graphic with minimal experience with relevant software, but a user familiar with illustration/editing software would find it restricting.

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Feedback

WEEK 1 // No feedback yet as this was the first week of class.

WEEK 2 //

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Reflection

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