Chan Zhi-Ren Zenndan (0369069)

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...

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...

17.02.2025 - 28.02.2025 / Week 3 — Week 4 Chan Zhi-Ren Zenndan / 0369069 Information Design / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University Exercise 4: Line Graph Table of Contents     1. Instructions     2. Process     3. Reflection 1. Instructions Fig 1.0   Module Information Booklet Exercise 4: Line Graph (5%) Exercise 4 is a short task that requires us to design a given chart and then animate it using the Animator settings, ultimately creating a smoothly animated 3-second video. 2. Process We didn't have a practical class this week since it was the CNY holidays, but I referred to the recorded video Mr. Kannan provided. First of all, I referred to the chart I was given via the student info Excel sheet. I am to work on a Line Graph. Fig 2.0 Assigned graph So, I set up a 1920x1080 document, drew out a few lines, and started to refer to the data I was given. Fig 2.1   Data provided With that, I tried my best to rep...

10.02.2025 - 23.02.2025 / Week 2 — Week 3 Chan Zhi-Ren Zenndan / 0369069 Information Design / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University Exercise 2: L.A.T.C.H Table of Contents     1. Instructions     2. Process     3. Reflection 1. Instructions Fig 1.0   Module Information Booklet Exercise 2: L.A.T.C.H (10%) Exercise 2 requires us to organize a set of information into a visual poster that utilizes at least four L.A.T.C.H. principles. We were highly encouraged to compile data from the Pokémon universe, as there is an abundance of sources published online. The requirements as posted by Mr. Kannan is as follows: Use a digital photo editing / illustration software available to assemble the pokemons into a LATCH infographic poster. You can re-use back the images of the monsters, but do create the rest of your own visuals to complete the poster.  Size resolution: 1240 x 1750 pixels or 2048 x 2048 pixels Keep it simpl...