This blog is all about my study in Graphics Design: Interactive Digital Media and my progress of how a designer needs to consider User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) when creating something to cater a specific target audience. Throughout the weeks I would learn something new about Interactive Digital Media, more importantly how a designer needs to go through a thought process before finalising an idea.

Also, featured in this blog are sections that we have worked on activities in-class studio sessions as well as what I have learned in Interactive Digital Media. I also features examples of Interactive designs and Information/Instructional designs that we see day to day that we don’t realise is actually really important with a lot of thought into it.

As a designer my motivation is to be part of the change for the future in design and advertising. Visual Communications has given me opportunities and taught me through assessments of the design world is like. My motivation is going through Instagram and Pinterest and seeing how people view what they see as their joy and how they like to express it with the public through their social media. I love being inspired by other’s work and incorporate it somehow into my own style and design.

I believe the future is under the hands of students today and while design is constantly changing, I want to have a career in that field while enjoying what I do. I see joy in the creative industry as it lets me express what I like and have that as a career that I will enjoy in the future.

User experience and User Interface is something I see as very important when it comes to design, as it is what gives the first impression for the viewer. Studying these topics have given me another view of design that I would have never thought of studying, but I now see how important they are to any designer.

Instructional design is all about how users interact with steps visually in terms of achieving some sort of goal. These are found everywhere on signs, public spaces and even in the IKEA package you ordered. Visuals are added to point out key points that need to be emphasised for the viewer, these also make these very entertaining to read. Information design follows along of a infographic, which is basically how we see information being presented communicatively visually to us.

Both Information and Instructional design include the combination of text and graphics to make it interesting and engaging to the audience. Graphics make it very interesting to a younger audience, but can also be very simplified and easier to understand for an older audience.