Examples of Information and Instructional Design

Both instructional and information graphics come in a variety of different forms. They can be both, picture / graphic based or completely text based or a combination of both. The following are just some examples of these styles of design.

This is one set of graphic based instructions designed for a book “Show Me How – 500 Things You Should Know”. It shows how to put up a tire swing. The instructions are clear and easy to understand while remaining quite graphic based.

This is a set of instructional graphics found in the inside of Wangler Jeans. They describe how to properly “slip into that special pear of jeans”. They are clear and easy to understand, with using minimal wording.

This set of images is part of the 2008 Feltron Annual Report. They are quite contemporary in style, but effectively portray the information required. Using only a small colour pallet they are able to easily distinguish between relevant pieces of information.

This piece of information design was designed by Alistair Roberts and documents some of the jazz music used in animated short films between 1929 and 1945. The design itself is clean and crisp and clearly displays the relevant information so that it can be easily read and understood.

This is the Lego 50th anniversary time line. It shows the progression of the company’s products over the past fifty years. It effectively provides a large amount of information about the company, in a relatively small area.

Refrences:

http://www.onefloorup.com/uploaded_images/January09/0105-HowTo.jpg
http://www.designverb.com/wp-content/images/2006/07/wrangler2.jpg
http://www.feltron.com/index.php?/content/2008_annual_report/
http://www.cartoonbrew.com/wp-content/uploads/jazzgraph_b.jpg
http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2008/01/lego-brick4-timeline.jpg

Information & Instructional Design Definition

Information Design

Information design is the ability to create order and make sense of complex pieces of data and information, so that it is easier to read and understand. Information Design uses visual methods to explain complex forms of data which otherwise wouldn’t be understood. This is commonly done through the use of Information Graphics. Information Graphics use a combination of images, numbers and words to effectively communicate a point both visually and verbally. Information Graphics are ultimately designed to reveal the relationship and meaning of data so that it can be easily understood.


Instructional Design

Instructional design is the process in which data and information are turned into useful instructions to help guide people with every day tasks, giving them to opportunity to learn. Instructional designers conduct dense amount of research in order to develop strategies which are best suited to educate the target audience. The main aims of instructional design are to provide the instructions effectively, efficiently, appealingly while still remaining cost effective. The instructional designer uses a variety of different styles of interactive media in order to address the desired learning outcomes. These types of media can include flow charts, instruction booklets, Diagrams and storyboards etc. All instructional designs need to go through certain steps in order for them to be effective. These include development, evaluation, implementation, and maintenance.