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Information Design/ Final Project

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    09/01/2023 - 26/02/2023  Goh Jia Yih / 0342839 / Bachelor of Mass Communication  (Advertising and Brand Management) Information Design/ Final Project INSTRUCTIONS Final Project : Motion Graphic Personal Burnout Experience The life of a uni student can be a stressful one. Factors such as assignments, social life, perceived parental pressure, and never-ending workloads all generate stress. Talking about my personal burnout experience, it began when I first started my first semester of uni life. Being far from home and my parents, entering a completely new environment with no social life, and dealing with the stress of school. I was then under chronic stress for a week eventually leading to burnout. I was less motivated than usual, more exhausted, and irritable. Lack of motivation to attend classes or start assignments, as well as a lack of confidence in my own academic abilities. Worst of all are feelings of anxiety or depression. Thankfully, things are slowly getting better as I beg

Information Design/ Project 2

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   09/01/2023 - 24/02/2023  Goh Jia Yih / 0342839 / Bachelor of Mass Communication  (Advertising and Brand Management) Information Design/ Project 2 INSTRUCTIONS Project 2 : Motion Graphic Exercise 3: Kinetic Typography As a group, we were assigned to select a song to create a lyric video using our techniques in After Effects. Our group decided to use the song Arctics Monkeys- 505 based on its rhythm and lyrics. Figure 1.0: Lyrics Distribution Once selected, we split the music into chorus and verses. To ensure the consistency of the lyrics video style and visual aesthetic, our group discussed a series of colour palettes and typefaces as a starting document. We came up with a miro board of art direction for each group member to follow. Figure 1.1: Art Direction Figure 1.2: Work in Progress Figure 1.3: My Part- Verse 1 Part 2 Final Submission: Figure 1.4: Final Submission Exercise 4: Motion Graphic Chart We learned how to animate shapes and lines in order to create pie/donut charts, bar

Information Design/ Project 1

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  09/01/2023 - 24/02/2023  Goh Jia Yih / 0342839 / Bachelor of Mass Communication  (Advertising and Brand Management) Information Design/ Project 1 INSTRUCTIONS Project 1 : Instructable Infographics Poster For this project, we are required to come up with a design of an instructable poster infographic from video recipes from the Pasta Grannies youtube channel. After watching some recipes, I finally found the one that I like the most and here is the video that I've chosen: Figure 1.0:  How to make a classic tiramisù dessert from Treviso! | Pasta Grannies After watching the video, the recipe made me want to taste the tiramisu. Then I proceed to study and break down the information and processes into 6 major steps.  Figure 1.1: Information Break Down Moving forward, I started to search for references and compile them to produce a mood board. Besides, I searched for relevant infographic samples to have a better idea of the layout. The colour chosen is a warmth palette that reflects the

Information Design/ Exercises

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  09/01/2023 - 02/01/2023  Goh Jia Yih / 0342839 / Bachelor of Mass Communication  (Advertising and Brand Management) Information Design/ Exercises INSTRUCTIONS Exercise 1 QUANTIFY & VISUALISE DATA Arrange objects (Lego/ buttons/ coins etc)  with relevant indicators written out with pens to help you visualize the quantity and data.  Figure 1.0: Step By Step Progress Figure 1.1: Final/ Exercise 1 Exercise 2 L.A.T.C.H Location / Alphabet / Time / Category / Hierarchy Organize a group of information into a visual poster that combined and utilizes the LATCH principles. Figure 1.2:  The Pokemon Picked Location: Melemele Island ( Alola region ) Alphabet: Alphabet of the types Time: Pokemon's evolution Category: Pokemon types Hierarchy: Pokemon evolution and their Pokedex number Figure 1.3:  Adobe Photoshop progress  Figure 1.4: Final/ Exercise 2

Information Design/ FLIP Topics

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  09/01/2023 - 02/01/2023  Goh Jia Yih / 0342839 / Bachelor of Mass Communication  (Advertising and Brand Management) Information Design/ Flip Topics Week 1 FLIP Topic 1 Different types of infographics & online tools Group Task In your group, find out what are the different types of infographic + the kind of information they’re applicable for + an example for each identified type. Individual Task Pick one free online infographic tool and re-design one poorly constructed infographic poster through your own experimentation with the selected tool. Figure 1.0: Selected Poor Infographic 1. Choice of typeface : not suitable with content, a very common typeface that is not appealing to readers. 2. Visuals : too many illustrations, and the colours are monotonous and dull, which does not improve the overall infographic. 3. Colour choice : monotonous and dull. 4. Information : missing subtitle, data arrangement can be better to convey the message/ information. Figure 1.1: Re-designing Pr

Digital Photography and Imaging/ Final Compilation & Reflection

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  31/10/2022- /11/2022 /Week 10- Week 14 Goh Jia Yih / 0342839 / Bachelor of Mass Communication (Advertising and Brand Management) Digital Photography and Imaging/ Final Project  Project 1: Physical and Digital Collage Project 2: Photo Manipulation Final Project: Self-Titled Weekly Lectures & Exercises SUBMISSIONS Project 1:  Physical and Digital Collages Week 1- Week 4 /  29/08/2022 - 25/09/2022 Figure 1.0: Physical Collage Figure 1.1: Digital Collage Figure 1.2:  Me in Hearst Mansion Figure 1.3:  B&W Photo Recolouring Project 2: Photo Manipulation Week 5 - Week 7/  26/09/2022 - 16/10/2022  Figure 1.4:  Double Exposure Figure 1.5: Photo Manipulation Final Project: Self-Titled Week 9- Week 14 / 11/2022- 14/04/12/2022 Figure 1.6: Self-Titled- Digital Poster https://youtu.be/F4oxkqgHswg    Figure 1.6: Self-Titled- Animation REFLECTION Through these 14 weeks, it was an exciting and enjoyable journey. Sometimes, I struggled to come out with ideas and felt lost in the middle. I trul