Visual Design in the Creation of Educational Infographics : Case Study of Designing Infographics for E-learning
Ruottinen, Anna-Riikka (2014)
Ruottinen, Anna-Riikka
Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulu
2014
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201404295241
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201404295241
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This thesis was created to study the possibilities of improving digital learning materials through the visual design of infographics. This study is case-driven, as a design for in-fographics was developed as a part of this study and the potential improvements were studied via this case of practical application. The design was based on the research and literature on the visual content in Finnish learning materials and on the execution of infographics as visual and pedagogical material.
The history of the design and use of infographics in learning materials in Finland were first inspected to study the background. The setting in which the infographics were pro-duced in was addressed by looking in to the technological shift from printed books to digital learning materials and the effects it has on the use and design of infographics. In the next part the infographics were studied as visual material, and how the design of infographics in learning materials can be improved based on research done on visual communication and human perception and behaviour.
The third part focused on the infographics and their design in relation to the demands of subject matter and specialized ways of visual communication associated with certain kinds of visual information. Maps are studied as an example. Matters such as represen-tability, visual literacy and pedagogical ethics in the context of design were also dis-cussed in these chapters. The aesthetic side of graphic design and the potential benefits these can bring to the design of infographics was studied in the fourth part, with the focus on the aspects of information value, company identity and productivity.
It was concluded that the design of infographics can bring numerous and significant advantages to the digital learning materials. Visual design affects both the content and the form of infographics, and through them, the appearance, quality and pedagogical value of the learning materials. The design of infographics can be beneficial in the terms of productivity, marketability and usability, and should be considered to be a part of developing modern learning materials.
The history of the design and use of infographics in learning materials in Finland were first inspected to study the background. The setting in which the infographics were pro-duced in was addressed by looking in to the technological shift from printed books to digital learning materials and the effects it has on the use and design of infographics. In the next part the infographics were studied as visual material, and how the design of infographics in learning materials can be improved based on research done on visual communication and human perception and behaviour.
The third part focused on the infographics and their design in relation to the demands of subject matter and specialized ways of visual communication associated with certain kinds of visual information. Maps are studied as an example. Matters such as represen-tability, visual literacy and pedagogical ethics in the context of design were also dis-cussed in these chapters. The aesthetic side of graphic design and the potential benefits these can bring to the design of infographics was studied in the fourth part, with the focus on the aspects of information value, company identity and productivity.
It was concluded that the design of infographics can bring numerous and significant advantages to the digital learning materials. Visual design affects both the content and the form of infographics, and through them, the appearance, quality and pedagogical value of the learning materials. The design of infographics can be beneficial in the terms of productivity, marketability and usability, and should be considered to be a part of developing modern learning materials.