PROJECT 1: Instructable Infographics

06/02/2024 - 27/02/2024 / Week 1- Week 4

Amirah Akbar Ali / 0361001

Information Design 

Project 1: Instructable Infographics

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INSTRUCTION

                        

 

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PROJECT 1: Instructable Infographics

An infographic poster for ONE recipe selected from Pasta Grannies @ https://www.youtube.com/user/pastagrannies/videos

Study one video, breakdown and chunk the preparation and cooking process into an instructable poster. Try to capture each Grandma’s personality and unique dish identity in your poster as part of the narrative structure.

REQUIERMENTS

• Poster size: 1240 × 1750 pixels or 2048 × 2048 pixels

• job is to transmit a set of instructions and at the same time educate the audience. Simplifying the context, while representing information graphically. 

PROJECT DETAIL

Practical - photo editing/illustration software, video/animation software (i.e After Effects/Animate)

• Graph, charts and diagrams 

• Animation principles 

Theoretical
(Information Design Framework) 

• Information type 
• Device
• Principles (LATCH etc) 

• Aesthetics i.e: isometric, simplified illustrations

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PASTA GRANNIE VIDEO:

Fig 1.1: Easy Italian Pancake ( Pasta Grannie) - Youtube

RECIPE & INSTRUCTIONS

Recipe:

• 200g plain Flour
• 3 Large eggs
• 250ml Milk
• Pinch of salt 

Filling:

• Frozen Spinach
• Ricotta cheese
• Pinch of salt

Instructions:

1. Scoop 200g of plain flour, 3 large eggs along with 250ml milk and add in a pinch of salt. Start mixing the 
2. Pour the batter on to the greased pan with a spoon and make a crepe.
3. Start chopping some frozen spinach and break up some ricotta cheese and add a pinch of salt for taste. Mix it together in a bowl.
4. Place the filling on the crepe and roll it. Place it in a oven bake pan and sprinkle some parmesan cheese on top of the crepe.
5. Lastly, bake the crepes in the oven for 10 mins, let it cooland it is ready to serve!

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REFERENCE

For reference i have saw a few designs that had catch my eye. These posters were so direct and vibrant. 

           

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After choosing a few reference images, i compiled some other reference for my sketch elements on the recipe poster. 

 

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SKETCHES

Next, i move on to sketching my compositions and ideas on a notebook. 

                

                 

After, a long brain squeeze of a suitable composition for the elements and text for the recipe poster, i had sketched 4 ideas. Finally i choose to proceed with this idea.

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PROGRESS

I started to create all the ingredients and elements one by one in Adobe Illustrator. This was fun to do when i could freestyle and and create the foods. 

     

     

   

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FIRST OUTCOME

After arranging and deciding which of the parts suits the most. i had decided to make the background dark moss green inspired by the ( spinach ) the other element is greyish blue. But.. i was not satisfied by the colour scheme on this poster.

Fig 2: First poster outcome

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FINAL OUTCOME

After experimenting a different colour choices and positions, i decided to make it more vibrant and clearer. I changed the colour of the fabric to red checkered design to match an Italian aesthetic since Pasta Grannie is an Italian. To make it more home made feel. I have added a cursive handwriting to make it look like it is written and here is the outcome!

Fig 2.1: Final poster outcome

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FEEDBACK

• Choose a clearer and direct sketch ideas.
• add some pasta grannie or Italian elements to the visuals.
• avoid placing text from the right.( it is hard for people to read )

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REFLECTION

This project was fun! i was excited to create the elements of ingredients.