Information Design - Exercise 1

Week 1 - 2/7/25
Jessica Tjoe / 0361482
Information Design/ BDCM/ Institute of Innovation and Technology
Exercises 

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Instructions

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- Quantify raw data and visualize information as a photograph

- Visual representation of numerical data that allows for easy interpretation and analysis.

Instruction:
Gather a set of objects and separate it into category such as color, shape, pattern, and other quantifiable factor.
Example:

1. Box of Lego
2. Jar of button
3. Jar of marble ball
4. Set of colourful rubber strap & more.

In this exercise you're required to quantify our chosen objects and arrange them into a presentable layout or chart.
The information must be presented as is, and you need to arrange the objects with relevant indicators written out with pens to help you to visualize the quantity and data. The examples of objects that can be use are buttons, coins, lego pieces, M&Ms, and more.

Submission:
E-Portfolio report consists of

1. Photo of the random objects before sorting out
2. Objects sorted out by categories (2 - 5 category)
3. Write and design the information on a piece of papers (A3 drawing paper)

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Exercise 1 - Quantifiable Information

For this task we were asked to collect a set of items with a quantifiable factors and sort them based on that. The set of items that I have decided to collect were gummy candies shaped like Tetris blocks. 

Figure 0.0: Acquired data tetris gummy blocks 

After I swiftly sorted the gummies into 4 different piles each within their own respective colours; red, blue, green, orange. 

Figure 0.1: Messy sorting of coloured piles of candies

I then sorted the candies into a squares for the colors as it provided a way to neatly arrange them. It provides an aesthetic way to look at it. I placed them on another sheet of paper beforehand to grasp what kind of presentation I wanted to go with. Below you can also see where I sorted the candies by shape. 

Figure 0.2: Sorted by colour (WIP) 

Figure 0.3: Sorted by Shape (WIP)

Once I was Happy with the placement I drew and wrote on the details along with adding design elements to help draw interest to the graphic. I drew peaks around the shape sorted infographic to represent a heart monitor you'd see at the hospital. And the colour sorted one is arranged to look like QR codes. 

Figure 0.4: Sorted by colour finished infographic

Figure 0.5: Sorted by shape finished infographic. 

I didn't know what to write for the colour sorted chart so I just wrote about the flavor. In my opinion The best one is strawberry (red) followed by tutti fruitti (blue), apple (green), and orange. Orange was the worst one. (Yes I ate them and I can confirm).

Figure 0.6: Gummy recreation of Idv's Arms factory map

This is a recreation of the arms factory map from the asymmetrical horror identity V. It is arranged in a way where the longer gummy pieces are on the outside and the smaller pieces are on the in side. Sorting and arranging them by length/ height. 

Figure 0.7: Gummy tetris

The story in this arrangement is that I'm playing Tetris. I like playing tetris on my free time. There is a game called puyo puyo tetris which I was invested in during a couple of semesters back. This time its a delicious gummy level. 

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Reflection

Findings 

There are 4 types of gummies and they all taste pretty good except orange. I wanted to eat the gummies it was very tempting. 

Observation

Beads tend to fall off the table by rolling off, Coins are one of the most common ones in the classroom. I kept on wanting to eat the gummies. 

Experience

I played with my food. I got to arrange my food in many different ways. I speedran this assignment just so I can eat the gummies.