The course Expo Info Design is an exposure course on different aspects of presenting and organising information to make communication of information visible, efficient and effective.
The course will cover Information Theory, Ordering of Information, Methods for Structuring and Visualisation of Information, Display of Qualitative Information, Process of Sorting and Categorising Information as well as Introduction to Information Architecture.
The lectures will draw upon examples from a wide variety of application of Information Design that include: Web indexing and organising Menus, Knowledge Visualisation, Sigange and Wayfinding, Maps and Diagrams, Graphic Interfaces and Displays, Interactive Information Applications, etc.
The course is scheduled to have lecture and discussion sessions in the morning followed by workshops on Information Design related creative problem solving sessions in the afternoon
Design Workshop: hands-on sessions
The participants will work on a specific Information Design project, with expert guidance from faculty members. These design solutions will be presented at the end of the session and discussed with faculty members from IDC.