Topic outline

  • The course introduces the concepts of Information Design and processes of information design. It covers aspects of understanding data, learning various methods of data collection, structuring data, and visualizing data to make meaning in a context. This course will introduce a wide variety of information design applications and prepare students to critically analyze and develop creative information visualizations.

    Teachers: Rupesh Vyas and Lisa Staudinger

    rupesh.vyas@aalto.filisa.staudinger@aalto.fi

    Week 1

    10.11.2020

    09:15-12:00

    Setting up: Information Design Studio Course

    Lecture 1: Conceptual Information Design and Visualisation 

    13:00-16:00

    Introduction to Learning Assignment 1.1

    Maps, places & spaces

    11.11.2020

    09:15-12:00

    Presentation and Discussion on Assignment 1.1

    Lecture 2: Visualisation Principles and Narrative Structures in Information Design

    13:00-16:00

    Introduction to Learning Assignment 1.2

    How things work

    Open Mic, Group Work, Independent Work

    Week 2

    17.11.2020

    09:15-12:00

    Presentation and Discussion on Assignment 1.2

    Lecture 3: Experiential Information Design

    13:00-16:00

    Introduction to Learning Assignment 2.1

    Drawing with data

    Group Work / Independent Work

    19.11.2020

    09:15-12:00

    Presentation and Discussion on Assignment 2.1

    Lecture 4: Physicalization of Information

    13:00-16:00

    Introduction to Learning Assignment 2.2

    Physical viz

    Open Mic, Group Work, Independent Work

    Week3

    24.11.2020

    09:15-12:00

    Presentation and Discussion on Assignment 2.2

    Lecture 5: Introduction to Data Visualisation

    13:00-16:00

    Introduction to Learning Assignment 3.1

    Data Viz

    Group Work / Independent Work

    26.11.2020

    09:15-12:00

    Presentation and Discussion on Assignment 3.1

    Lecture 6: Tools for Data collection and Visualisations

    13:00-16:00

    Introduction to Learning Assignment 3.2

    DataStori.es

    Introduction to Final Assignment

    Information Design Project (Design Process, Documentation, and Presentation) 


    Week 4

    01.12.2020

    09:15-12:00

    Presentation and Discussion on Assignment 3.2

    Information Design Project Tutoring

    13:00-16:00

    Independent Work

    Feedback/Tutoring


    03.12.2020

    13:00- 16:00

    Final Presentation, Discussion, Feedback 


    Evaluation

    • 30% Final course project
    • 60% Learning Assignments