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Information Design / Project 1

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24.02.2026 - 10.3.2026 / Week 1 - Week 6 GAN YI KIAN / 0374572 Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media Information Design P roject 1 Instructable Infographics Poster INSTRUCTIONS Project 1- Instructable Infographics Poster https://youtu.be/cVeBQWxvijw?si=oOilMlkJVatexZnI Proposal Before I started designing, I did some research on the theme I wanted to work on, and I found the chalkboard style interesting, so I searched for references online. project1-proposal by GAN YI KIAN I first set aside the colors and fonts I had previously selected in my moodboard for later use. So I first used existing line patterns in Illustrator to draw the lines of the blackboard, and then used those lines to distinguish them. Then, based on the previous steps, simply divide it into 6 steps and fill in all the information, including ingredients, steps, etc. I simply hand-draw the entire pattern and then use Effect - Distort and Transform - Roughen to achieve the Chalkboard style I want....

Information Design / Project 2

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16.02.2026 - 0.0.2026 / Week 2 - Week 8 GAN YI KIAN / 0374572 Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media Information Design Project 2 LECTURES Lecture Slides Week 2 In the tutorial class, each group chose the music we would use for Project 2: Kinetic Typography. Then Mr. Martin began to teach us step by step how to create the text animation in After Effect. We download music by Mr.Martin provided call  Pink_sswimsars.mp3   then arrange the lyrics in a square. Week 3 Miller’s law MILLER’S LAW by Brenda W Motion Graphic Animation Chart 1.Pie Chart 2. Bar Chart 3. Line Graph Task:  Project 1 sketch Create motion graphic chart Finalize Kinetic typography MV Week 4 Manuel Lima’s 9 Directives Manifesto FLIP Class 4 by Group Blue by Brenda W INSTRUCTIONS Exercise 1: Kinetic Typography After a group vote, we decided to choose the song " Prom Queen " for this exercise. Then, after assigning everyone their ...

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 Lecture Slides 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. ✅ Information Design - Group Blue   Week 2 This week, Mr. Martin reconfirmed the details of our previous assignments and explained L.A.T.C.H. to us. Afterwards, we discussed in groups and completed the sildes. INSTRUCTIONS Exercise 1: Quantifiable Information Arrange objects (Lego/ buttons/ coins etc) with relevant indicators written out with pens to help we vi...