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Information Design — Project 1: Instructable Poster

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03.03.2025 - 21.03.2025 / Week 5 — Week 7 Chan Zhi-Ren Zenndan / 0369069 Information Design / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University Project 1: Instructable Poster Table of Contents     1. Instructions     2. Process     3. Reflection 1. Instructions Fig 1.0   Module Information Booklet Project 1: Instructable Poster Project 1 is a task on constructing a poster based on a selected recipe from the Pasta Grannies YouTube channel. We are to apply what we've learned in the past 5 weeks including principles such as L.A.T.C.H and chunking. The requirements as posted by Mr. Kannan is as follows: Study one video, breakdown and chunk the preparation and cooking process into an instructable poster. Try to capture each Grandma’s personality and unique dish identity in your poster as part of the narrative structure. Your job is to transmit a set of instructions and at the same time educate the audience. Infographics should ...

Information Design — Exercise 2: Kinetic Typography

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10.02.2025 - 03.03.2025 / Week 2 — Week 5 Chan Zhi-Ren Zenndan / 0369069 Information Design / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University Project 2 — Exercise 3: Kinetic Typography Table of Contents     1. Instructions     2. Process     3. Reflection 1. Instructions Fig 1.0   Module Information Booklet Project 2 — Exercise 3: Kinetic Typography (10%) Exercise 3 is a group assignment with our assigned FLIP members. We are required to create an animated lyric video for our chosen song. All animation must be done in After Effects, and each member must animate at least four lines for their part. The example provided by Mr. Kannan is as follows: Fig 1.1 Past Students' Work on Kinetic Typography 2. Process Most of the examples were presented in class, and our group had a clear understanding of the task. Our group leader, Emily, asked us to suggest a song so we could decide via poll. Fig 2.0   Song Poll Our chosen son...

Information Design — Exercise 5: Vector Animation

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23.02.2025 - 07.03.2025 / Week 4 — Week 5 Chan Zhi-Ren Zenndan / 0369069 Information Design / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University Exercise 5: Vector Animation Table of Contents     1. Instructions     2. Process     3. Reflection 1. Instructions Fig 1.0   Module Information Booklet Exercise 5: Vector Animation (5%) Exercise 5 is a task that involves animating the designated SVG files provided by Mr. Kannan. The animation should feature smooth transitions and timing, aiming to “bring the vectors to life” within a 5–6 second timeline. 2. Process Since we had a practical class yesterday, I had an understanding of the task given. Fig 2.0 shows the animation practice we did yesterday. Fig 2.0   Vector animation practice Mr. Kannan had also assigned us what files we were to work on. Fig 2.1 shows the file assigned to me. Fig 2.1   Assigned file Looking at what I was handed, I thought of animating: Clouds...