Exercises 1 & 2
Farida Joice Jayanti (0368061)
Information Design / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
Exercises 1 & 2
- Location is the technique of arranging data based on its geographical location.
- It is used to compare information coming from different sources.
2. Alphabetic
- The alphabet method arrange information by the initial letter of the item name in their alphabetical order.
- It is recommended to use this method if there is a huge amount of information and no better classification system.
- Examples of this method can be found in dictionaries, contact lists, etc.
3. Time
- Used for events that occur over a fixed duration.
- This method shows the timeline of events and comparisons between each information shown.
4. Category
- Categories group elements by their commonalities.
- This method works particularly well for elements of no clear difference in importance, such as clothing items on an e-commerce site.
5. Hierarchy
- This method indicates hierarchical relationship between elements, such as severity of pain, least to the most expensive, or order of importance, etc.
- Compared to category, which is more used on items of nominal value, hierarchy can be used on items of quantitative value, such as numbers or units.
- For infographic design, the most common of hierarchical visual representation is organizational chart.
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| Fig 2.1 A 2-in-1 stationary set of colored push pins and paper clips |
For this exercise, I prepared a case of a 2-in-1 stationary set of colored push pins and paper clips I bought in the past.
2. Data Sorting and Presentation
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| Fig 2.2 Presentation of the sorted data |
I sorted each push pins and paperclips based on its colors: pink, purple, and blue. Then, I started counting on the amount of each group. There were 18 pink and 7 purple paperclips, adding up to a total of 25 paperclips while there were 18 pink, 7 purple, and 25 blue push pins, adding up to a total of 50 push pins.
Coincidentally, the number of pink paperclips and push pins were the same, and so were the purple paperclips and push pins. So I tried thinking of a way to present the data, when I suddenly realized that there's a correlation between the numbers. Since 18 + 7 is 25, I thought of presenting the push pins in the form of the numbers itself, hence the result was what was presented in Fig 2.2.
Then for the paperclips, I thought of creating a bar chart. The equation 18 + 7 = 25 formed using the push pins, is to show the amount of paperclips shown on the chart.
1. Analyzing the Data
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| Fig 2.4 List of all 79 Genshin Characters sorted by location and alphabetically |
For this task, I chose to create a poster regarding Genshin Impact's characters. I compiled all the characters names and sorted them by location. Seeing how much characters there are, I was afraid I couldn't fit them all as there were 79 characters in total, so I narrowed the topic down to specifically Genshin Impact's Cryo Characters. I searched more information regarding the characters' weapons, location, and time of release.
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| Fig 2.5 List of Genshin's Cryo Characters and Elemental Reactions between Cryo and Other Elements |
In Genshin Impact, the gameplay is heavily related to the elements each characters possess. There are a total of 7 elements in the game so far, namely, Pyro (Fire), Electro (Electricity), Cryo (Ice), Geo (Earth), Anemo (Air), Hydro (Water), and Dendro (Plants/Flora). As the topic is heavily on the Cryo characters, I also plan to input information regarding the elemental reactions between the Cryo element with the other elements as additional information.
2. Poster Draft
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| Fig 2.6 Draft of Poster Layout |
For the poster design, I plan to incorporate the wintery, cold, and freezing element, while using bluish to white colour themes, as it is about the Cryo (Ice) characters of the game.
3. Final Poster
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