Information/Instructional Design Examples

The best Informational designs are those which are information "rich" while keeping a users attention which is one of our challenges as designers, to create an interesting reperesentation of data for a perspective client, to "inform but entertain" Through the use of visual communication teachniques, graphics are employed to represent data in a way our brains comprehend, and humanises and puts in perspective, the views of certain statistical factors.



INFORMATION EXAMPLES

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEnFwiqdx8


2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3hp8Qaf_q0
3. Road Signs
4. Posters
5. Charts,Graphs and statistics

INSTRUCTIONAL EXAMPLES

The simple step by step process, usually following numbers with small graphics showing each step, make it simplistic for the viewing audience to understand.

Other examples of instructional design are often found in manual labour equipment or medical appratus. These are common areas where simple instruction is provided so new workers know how the gear works but for OH/S reasons. This makes designs for these instructions usually rely wholey on graphics to convey a message.