Announcement::: 3 Day Workshop: Information Design - 20th - 22nd September 2018 at IDC, IIT Bombay
Ravi Poovaiah
Expo infoDesign
3 Day Workshop:
Information Structuring, Architecture and Visualisation
20th - 22nd September 2018 from 9.30am - 5.30 pm
at IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay
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 School of Design.
Course Contents /Lectures:
The following are the list of topics during the workshop:
Introduction to Information Design
Gestalt and Information Theory
Visual Representation of Information
Visual Order and Hierarchy
Information Structuring
Information Architecture and Categorisations
Interactive Display of Information using interactive Medias
Design of Symbols, Signs and Navigational Systems
Organisation and Structuring for Web Typography
Representation of Time and Space in Visual Narratives
Creative Design Process and Information Linking
Workshop sessions:
Workshop on Information Structuring - Information Structure, Identification, Classification, Sequence, Hierarchy and Layout
Workshop on Information Architecture - Conceptual Models, Navigation, Structure and Prototyping
Workshop on Problem Space Visualisation - Card Sorting, Categorisation, Visualisation, Mappings and Affinities
Faculty/Speakers
Prof. U A Athavankar
Prof. G V Sreekumar
Prof. Mandar Rane
Prof. Ravi Poovaiah
Prof. R Venkatesh
Prof. Girish Dalvi
Dr. Ajanta Sen
Who will benefit?
The
workshop is meant for all professionals involved in the communication,
media and design industry, design consultancy services and marketing
of products. This would include designers, engineers and others
involved with Visual Design, Web Development, Software Products,
Multimedia Products, Digital Media, Product Graphic design, Interface
Design and New Media Design. Organisations would particularly benefit
from the workshop by sending in a team of professionals to learn
collectively from lectures, case studies, new methods and techniques
and the theoretical aspects of design principles.
Contact details:
If you have any queries, please contact:
seminaridc3[at]gmail.com
Mr. Chetan Bhuj
Mob No: +919769577540
Expo-info Design Workshop
IDC School of Design
IIT Bombay
Powai Mumbai- 400 076, India
Phone: 091-22-2576 7820, 091-22-2576 4815
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