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Information Design / Project 1

24.02.2026 - 0.0.2026 / Week 1 - Week 8 GAN YI KIAN / 0374572 Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media Information Design P roject 1

Information Design / Exercise

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24.02.2026 - 0.0.2026 / Week 1 - Week 8 Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media GAN YI KIAN / 0374572 Information Design Exercise LECTURES Week 1 This week, Mr. Martin explained the overall course structure and the assignments we need to complete this semester. Then, in our group, we created canvas sildes about what infographics are and their types. Week 1 Tasks: Exercise 1: Quantify & visualize data (10%) Flip class week 1: Re-design one poorly constructed infographic poster with CANVA, post it in blog. Project 2: Exercises 3 Kinetic Typography: As a group, decide the music to use. ✅ INSTRUCTIONS Exercise 1: Quantifiable Information Arrange objects (Lego/ buttons/ coins etc) with relevant indicators written out with pens to help we visualize the quantity and data. Take a picture of the final assembly and upload into our’s Google Drive folder. My first ideas is using wood stick / keychain / card, so I'm using color wood stick for this exercise.  Flip class week 1 We ne...

Major Project I / Final Project Compilation

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22.09.2025 - 02.01.2026 / Week 1 - Week 15 Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media Major Project I GAN YI KIAN / 0374572 Final Project Compilation INSTRUCTIONS At the beginning of this module, we were required to come up with ideas related to our own specialization. My plan was to design an application and then enjoy the process. My specialization is UI/UX. I've been designing travel apps in my previous modules, so this time I want to combine many functions into one app. Project Title : Jalan Square Project Objectives:  I want to develop a local content-focused app to make traveling in Malaysia more convenient. Features include: Booking flights, hotels, and amusement park tickets Group chat functionality Real-time location tracking Travel planning;  Attraction and restaurant recommendations Sharing lifestyle Navigation Problem Statement:  One of the most common problems we encounter in our daily lives is how to plan a trip. Research also takes time. This app allows mu...

Application Design II / Final Project

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06.11.2025 - 11.01.2026 / Week 8 - Week 15 Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media Application Design II GAN YI KIAN / 0374572 Task 3 /  Interactive Component Design & Development Final Project INSTRUCTIONS Task 3 /  Interactive Component Design & Development Students will build upon the knowledge gained in Task 2 to create micro-interactions and animated micro-interactions for their app. This will greatly elevate the user experience of the app. The aim of this task is to get the students to explore and make creative decisions on the type of interactions they would want to integrate into their app. Task 02 Interaction Planning Final Submission of Task 3 https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSxJiOezkQeLikT7VYQHlATC_HYeNFFJpq81okleX7n1bXYi_a6ksKq9ZoL4ZemnJqU0fNpgsfvVbGC/pub Final Project R equirement Flutterflow published link https://resortsworld.flutterflow.app Flutterflow project https://app.flutterflow.io/project/app2final-rdalq9 Walkthrough Video Present...

Advanced Interactive Design / Final Project

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06.11.2025 - 06.01.2026 / Week 8 - Week 15 Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media Advanced Interactive Design GAN YI KIAN / 0374572 Final Project /  COMPLETED THEMATIC INTERACTIVE WEBSITE LECTURES Weekly Lectures files here INSTRUCTIONS Final Project / COMPLETED THEMATIC INTERACTIVE WEBSITE We will synthesise the knowledge gained in tasks 1 and 2 for application in task 3. We need to create integrated visual assets and refine the prototype into a complete working and functional product experience, a minimum of 5 working pages. Submission https://lobsteryikian.netlify.app/ https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GiBENuWkgD10cHaH8WUsUlyIFDF5TI8O?usp=sharing REFLECTION I found this module very interesting; I thoroughly enjoyed the transition from interactive design to the advanced level. I'm not particularly fond of coding, but in this module, we used Adobe Animate to design websites, and we learned many practical skills. The assignments in this module were a great opportunity to...

Design Research Dissertation / Final Compilation

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22.09.2025 - 04.01.2026 / Week 1 - Week 15 Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media Design Research Dissertation GAN YI KIAN / 0374572 Final Project Compilation INSTRUCTIONS Task 1 - Dissertation Draft Task 2 -  Visual Design Publication Task 3 - Final Dissertation Turnitin Report Task 4 - Article Publication Weekly Feedback REFLECTION After this module, I enjoyed a full and rich learning process that started with the writing of the dissertation draft, Task 2 was to design the e-book, and the Article Publication was the last part of the entire learning process. All tasks were interrelated and gradually assisted me in comprehending the role of research, design, and communication in interdependent relationship within a design research environment. This module made me look beyond research and visual design as two distinct processes and start to appreciate how research results can be turned into a simple and appealing visual object. The task I liked the most was Task 2: Visual ...