Information/Instructional Design
What is Information/Instructional Design?
I believe Information/Instructional Design is the analysis of information intended to teach or communicate a message represented through a clear, simple and instructional design which allows for a more effective learning experience. Instructional designers often use technology and multimedia as tools to enhance instruction.
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“Many instructional designers, in an attempt to make content simple, take out information. Unfortunately, this leaves learners wondering, “Why the heck am I learning this?” The solution isn’t to take away content, but to present it an a simpler way. This is the art of good instructional design. When deciding what to leave out, it is essential to consider what content, when removed, will not harm the backbone of the learning.”
- Richard Culatta (www.Instructionaldesign.org)
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Here are some clear examples of Information/Instructional Design:
Above shows a clearly organised diagram detailing the information into parts that will be simple for the person to understand. Some use of colours to separate the three columns and pictures to make the instructions more straight forward.
The above video is amazing. It provides the viewer with all these interesting facts and information but does so in a very organised way. Through graphs and pictures symbolising the quantity of people. Although there are many facts within the video, the designer has made sure that they didn’t overload the viewer with too much information thus making the video an effective example of information design.
The above graph has been creatively designed to reflect the topic which the research was conducted on through the way in which the results were illustrated. It is clear and soft on the eye, visually accepting and avoids any complicated or confusing graphs. The use of colour is very effective in this illustration and demonstrates how information collected from research can be easily communicated to the public through the use of simple graphics and clear statistics.
