Information Design - Flip Classes
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TANG LILIN (0376668)
Below is my thought process and steps for making these changes:
After carefully analysis the original poster, I found that the icons were mostly decorative and did not really help explain the information. The hierarchy was unclear, and most of the message relied on reading the text rather than understanding it visually.
Because of this, I decided to redesign it into a clearer and more effective infographic.
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| Figure 1.6: the First Draft I Created |
In my first draft, I started to reorganize the information into sections. I separated the content into three main parts: daily deaths, increase over time, and strength comparison. I also began to use pictograms and simple charts instead of only text.
However, this version still had some problems. The layout felt a bit unbalanced, and some visual elements were not accurate. For example, the chart for “66% increase” looked like a trend chart, even though there was no detailed data to support it.
In the final version, I focused on improving clarity and visual hierarchy.
- I used pictograms to clearly show “18 people per day” so the audience can understand the number quickly.
- I replaced the misleading chart with a simple “before vs now” bar chart to better represent the 66% increase.
- For the “50x stronger” data, I used a clear visual comparison with repeated icons to show the difference in scale.
- I kept a consistent layout across all sections to improve readability.
- I also introduced a highlight color to emphasize key statistics like 66% and 50x.
Overall, the redesign focuses more on visual communication rather than text, making the information easier to understand at a glance.
In this class exercise, I used Adobe After Effects (AE) to create a simple bouncing circular animation. First, I created a new 800 × 800 px square composition and set the animation duration to 5 seconds. After creating the composition, I used the Rectangle Tool to draw a square that filled the entire screen as a background and adjusted the Fill color to make the image look more complete. Next, I used the Ellipse Tool to create a circle, holding down Shift to draw a perfect circle, and then placed the circle in the center of the screen using the Align panel. Then, I selected the circle layer, pressed P to open the Position property, and clicked the stopwatch at 0 seconds on the timeline to create the first keyframe. I then adjusted the Y value of the circle at 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 seconds to make the circle move up and down. Afterward, I duplicated the circle layer and modified the color and Position keyframe position of the duplicate circle to create a misalignment between the two circles, making the animation look richer. Finally, I selected all the keyframes, right-clicked, and chose Easy Ease in Keyframe Assistant. Alternatively, I used the shortcut F9 to make the movement speed of the circle more natural.
Below is my final work:
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