Information/Instructional Design

Information Design - Is the ability to take complex data/information and create into something that is easier to comprehend. Information design uses visual methods to interpret data making it more efficient and effective for the audience. There are very crucial steps of planning and research involved making sure the data doesn't get distorted through the design process.

"Data is fairly worthless to most of us; it is the product of research and creation (such as writing), but it is not an adequate for communicating. To have informational value, it must be organised, transformed and presented in a way that gives it meaning... Information makes data meaningful for audiences because it requires the creations of relationships and patterns between data. Transforming data into information is accomplished by organising it into a meaningful form, presenting it in meaningful and appropriate ways and communicating the context around it..."

Nathan Shedroff

Instructional Design - Is the process in which data and information is altered into useful instructions to assist people on how to perform everyday tasks. Instructional designs are used to teach and help improve the learning process of the user. The main purpose of instructional design is to provide comprehensible and succinct information whilst still remain engaging.


References
Shedroff, Nathan. "A Unified Theory of Design. " Nathan Shedroff's World 1994.