DESIGN STUDIO1/Project 1 - Infographic

As interior architects, we will predominantly need to design spaces for human use. In order to do this correctly we must be able to understand human interaction and behaviour with our environment.

This project 1 aimed to train us to undertake constant observations of human behaviour/interaction/control within our chosen environment. Our findings must be recorded and presented in such a way that makes complete visual sense and explains logically the findings. We were suggested to use infographics as a useful tool.

Fig1. Temperature and mortality of London, 1840-50, from William Farr, Report on the mortality of cholera in England.

As a method of research, infographics have been used for many years.

Since computer technology has been developed massively, I found many other interesting modern diagrams/infographics¹.

Fig 2. Walter Herdeg. 1981. Graphis Diagrams: The Graphic Visualization of Abstract Data.

They are either statistic analysis and comparing based on wide ranges of datas from different aspects.

When research theme is time, the shapes of diagrams mostly would be designed to be circles².

Fig 3. Paul Laseau. 21 August 2000. Graphic thinking for architects and designers.

Or interpretations of directions/locations/routes based on geography in a graphic way. One common element, for example, dots/a fixed pattern and lines would be characteristic modes for tracing/density themes.

These readings inspired me a lot on my final representation form for this project 1.

References:

Fig1. William Farr. 1840-50. Temperature and mortality of London; Report on the mortality of cholera in England, 1848-49 (1852). London:Wellcome Library.

Fig 2. Walter Herdeg., ed. 1981. Graphis Diagrams: The Graphic Visualization of Abstract Data. 4th expanded edition. New York: Graphis Press.

Fig 3. Paul Laseau. 21 August 2000. Graphic thinking for architects and designers. 3rd Revised edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

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