Information Design: FLIP Presentations
Angelina Lee An Qi (0334272)
Information Design
FLIP Presentations
Lecture Notes
Week 1:
60% Continuous - 20% Exercises + 40% Projects40% Summative - 30% Final Project + 10% E-portfolio
- Know your demographic
- Manage time
Manuel Lima's 9 Directives Manifesto -
1. Form Follows Function
2. Interactivity is Key
3. Cite Your Source
4. The Power of Narrative
5. Don't Glorify Aesthetics
6. Look for Relevancy
7. Embrace Time
8. Aspire for Knowledge
9. Avoid Gratuitous Visualizations
FLIP presentation max 8 min
Final project animated infographic
Week 2:
Saul Wurman's L.A.T.C.H. Application:L- location
A- alphabet
T- time
C- category
H-hierarchy
Definitions:
Location - compare information coming from various sources i.e. atlas, travel guide, parts of body, parts of system
Alphabet - used for very large bodies of information. Not always the best organization method (forced rather than natural) i.e. dictionary, list of states
Time - used for events that occur over a fixed duration. Easy to understand, easy to draw comparisons and conclusions, i.e. a joke, a scenario, a narrative
Category(what I researched for the presentation) - well-inforced by color and placement. Grouped by similar importance--a value judgement i.e. organization of goods, types of activities, breeds of animals
"Category" according to medium.com:
- by far most frequently used technique of organizing content
- refers to any meaningful group, with reference to the website or the audience
- important to define categories which make sense to your users
"Category: according to upwork.com:
- when information needs to be sorted by similarity or relatedness, using category is the best way to organize
- this method of organization is used across physical and digital world
- helps to break down large chunks of information into smaller chunks of information
- easier for users to find a general type of information as long as they know what they are looking for
- works well with organizing items of similar importance
Hierarchy - Assign value or weight to the information usually on a scale i.e. largest to smallest, $$$$ to $
Week 3:
Chunking - refers to process of the taking of individual pieces of information and grouping them into larger units.- helpful for individual projects
- grouping each piece into a larger whole helps improve what you remember.
What is chunking?
- Also known as "clustering"
- Groups of information interconnected by interpreted characteristics.
- i.e types of fruit, parts of speech, 1980s fashion
- Allows brain to increase capacity of short-term memory
- Taking individual pieces of information and grouping them in larger units (to maximize amount of information you can remember).
Instructions
Week 1:
FLIP Presentation 1 SlidesManuel Lima's 9 Directives Manifesto -
1. Form Follows Function
2. Interactivity is Key
3. Cite Your Source
4. The Power of Narrative
5. Don't Glorify Aesthetics
6. Look for Relevancy
7. Embrace Time
8. Aspire for Knowledge
9. Avoid Gratuitous Visualizations
Week 2:
FLIP Presentation 2 SlidesL- location
A- alphabet
T- time
C- category
H-hierarchy
Week 3:
FLIP Presentation 3 SlidesChunking - refers to process of the taking of individual pieces of information and grouping them into larger units.
- helpful for individual projects
- grouping each piece into a larger whole helps improve what you remember.
Week 7:
FLIP Presentation 4 & 5 SlidesFeedback
Our lecturers commented that we presented clearly and quite well. We remained consistent throughout the semester.
Reflections
At first, I did not really understand what the module was all about, but after finishing one exercise and reading up on Manuel Lima's 9 Directives Manifesto, I feel like I understand it quite some more.
For both LATCH Applications and Chunking, as well as for FLIP 4 & 5, once I read up and researched these topics, I found that they were concepts that are quite simple to understand and apply to my projects. Through practice I hope I can properly incorporate them in my work.
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