Information Design - Exercise 1

3/2/2025 - 2/1/2025  / Week 1 - Week 

Velicia Raquel Dewi Setiawan | 0369188 | Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media

Information Design

JUMPLINK:

1. Lecture
2. Instruction
3. M
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4. Feedback
5. Reflection

1. LECTURE

2. INSTRUCTION

3. EXERCISES

1. EXERCISE 1: QUANTIFIABLE INFORMATION [10%]

– Quantify raw data and visualize information as a photograph. A is a visual representation of numerical data that allows for easy interpretation and analysis. 

Instruction:

Gather a set of objects and separate it into category such as color, shape, pattern, and other quantifiable factor. Example:

1. Box of Lego
2. Jar of button
3. Jar of marble ball
4. Set of colourful rubber strap

In this exercise you're required to quantify our chosen objects and arrange them into a presentable layout or chart. 

Fig 3.1 Data planning, Week 1 (02/04/2025)

The information must be presented as is, and you need to arrange the objects with relevant indicators written out with pens to help you to visualize the quantity and data. The examples of objects that can be use are buttons, coins, lego pieces, M&Ms, and more.

Submission:

E-Portfolio report consists of

1. Photo of the random objects before sorting out
2. Objects sorted out by categories (2 - 5 category)
3. Write and design the information on a piece of papers.

1. Unsorted

Fig 3.2 Safety Pins Unsorted, Week 1 (02/04/2025)

The safety pins are separated by size and color. I immediately separated them according to color and size. The silver pins have five sizes, and the gold ones have two. The sizes go from big to small, along with silver to gold. I already immediately sorted them into the arranged part in class. Later, I did the sorted part at home. I used a ruler to help see the sizes.

2. Sorted

Fig 3.3 Safety Pins Sorted, Week 2 (11/04/2025)

3. Arranged

Fig 3.4 Safety Pins Arranged, Week 1 (02/04/2025)

For the story part, I was a bit confused and just started playing around with the pins. First, I thought of them as materials, like Legos, to combine and make a picture. I made a flower and a butterfly but scrapped them because they looked goofy due to the nature of the safety pins—heavy on one end and thin in structure.

Fig 3.5 Safety Pins Story Exploration, Week 1 (02/04/2025)

But then I realized they looked like people, so each one could represent a person, and it ended up as a scene? I was trying to do symbolism or something, but it's kind of hard to see what it's about without info.

Though, in the end, after getting feedback from Sir, I decided on making a wing from pins with the written data around them. I found this idea on Pinterest during my previous exploration but never attempted it as it would be hard without glue.

After researching, I found this article and image on the structure of wing feathers:
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/57/08/16/5708163e64e61ee1dd93adf6be0f3eba.jpg
https://avianreport.com/bird-flight-tail-feathers/

Fig 3.6 Safety Pins Sorted, Week 2 (11/04/2025)

Then it was just gluing the pins together and adding data to them. I did have to buy special glue to do it.

Fig 3.7 Safety Pins Sorted, Week 2 (11/04/2025)

It didn’t quite work out as I wanted it to. A bunch of colors overlapped, and the pins were hard to balance due to their thickness. I also wished I had colored pens or pens with different thicknesses to add more variety and make the data easier to read.

Fig 3.8 Safety Pins Sorted, Week 2 (11/04/2025)

4. Story

Fig 3.9 Safety Pins Sorted, Week 2 (11/04/2025)

2. EXERCISE 2: L.A.T.C.H INFOGRAPHIC POSTER [10%]

1. Organize a group of information into a visual poster that combines and utilizes the LATCH principles (Minimum 4). 

2. You are required to use the digital photo editing/illustration software available to assemble the information into a LATCH infographic poster. 

3. You are allowed to reuse back the images but you have to create the rest of visuals to complete the poster.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Size resolution: 1240 × 1750 pixels or 2048 × 2048 pixels.
2. Progress and submission link on E-Portfolio.

SUBMISSION:

1. Final poster attached to this submission.
2. E-Portfolio link attached to this submission.  

4. Feedback

Week 1: 

Specific Feedback:

• For the story part, it doesn’t have to be related to the pins. It can be changed to something symbolic or a completely different object, as long as the pins are used in it.

5. Reflection

1. Experience 

Sorting the safety pins by color and size was easy, but checking the sizes at home took more time, so I used a ruler to help. At first, I played around with the pins, trying to make flowers and butterflies, but they didn’t look right. After getting feedback from Sir, I decided to make a wing using pins and data, inspired by something I saw on Pinterest but didn’t try before in class because I needed glue.

2. Observation

The silver pins had more size variations than the gold ones, so arranging them felt different. Their weight and shape made it hard to form pictures. When making the wing, the overlapping colors and thickness of the pins made it tricky, and I wished I had colored pens or ones with different thicknesses to make the data clearer.

3. Findings

I learned that material limitations really affect what I can make. The pins’ structure made balancing them hard, so I had to plan carefully. I also realized how important good tools are—special glue helped, and having different pens would have made the data easier to read. Even with the challenges, it was fun to try new ways to show information.