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Information Design / PROJECT 1: Instructable Poster

10/3/2026 - 21/3/2026 (Week 5 - Week 7)
Daphne Lai Yu Cheng / 0366380
DST60504 / Information Design / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylors' University

Information Design / PROJECT 1: Instructable Poster
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LECTURES

Week 5

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INSTRUCTIONS

FLIP Classrooms

Week 5 (3/3/2026)

For this week's lecture, we were assigned to created slides for FLIP Classroom 4: Manuel Lima's 9 Directives Manifesto and presented it as a group.
Figure 1.1 FLIP 4: Manuel Lima's 9 Directives Manifesto

PROJECT 1: Instructable Poster

We were required to chose a recipe from Pasta Grannies and create the recipe into an infographic poster. This project will be a continuation of our final project. I have selected the Maria's Orecchiette with Tomato recipe and started by creating a moodboard of the choice of fonts, colour palette, artstyle inspirations and references. 

Figure 2.1 Project 1 Moodboard (Week 5, 3/3/2026)


After creating a moodboard, I watched the video and referred to how the pasta is made then sketched the steps. There was a need to sketch the steps because there were a lot of steps to be summarised so the infographic would not be too cramped or wordy. I summarised them into a total of 12 steps:

Figure 2.2 Recipe steps sketch (Week 5, 3/3/2026)


Next, I worked on sketching the overall infographic layout design. I selected a neater layout style which was having ingredients and utensils needed in a section and the steps with a numbered guide. The reason behind this style is because I realised people around me who cook, face challenges when following the instructions when cooking.

Figure 2.3 Infographic layout design sketches (Week 5, 3/3/2026)


Moving on, I consulted with Mr. Kannan and he mentioned that my overall design is quite rigid as it does not really bring in the 'granny' aesthetic. He suggest I could use organic shapes instead of rectangles or squares.

I started sketching the assets on paper then later traced them using the pen tool in Adobe Illustrator to help me trace them more accurately.

Figure 2.4 Infographic layout design sketches (Week 6, 10/3/2026)


I moved on to set up the required artboard size and colour palettes. Next, I traced my drawings on the paper and coloured them.

Figure 2.5 Illustration tracing in Adobe Illustrator (Week 6, 12/3/2026)


Time lapse video of the whole process:

Figure 2.6 Timelapse of illustration tracing in Adobe Illustrator (Week 6, 12/3/2026)


After completing the assets, I used pen tool to draw organic shape boxes for the ingredients, utensils and steps then placed the assets into the boxes.

Figure 2.7 Organic shapes (Week 6, 14/3/2026)


I referred to the Manuel Lima's 9 Directives Manifesto where I placed the source of the recipe at the bottom so viewers can search it up for more details.

Figure 2.8 Citing the source of the recipe (Week 6, 14/3/2026)


Arranging the assets into steps were the next steps, I struggled with the placements and layouts because they looked quite messy and did not turn out looking like my sketch. I also adjusted the margins according to the grid system from the feedback I recieved ebcause the margins were too narrow. Below was me struggling with the layout design and then doing some changes to the layout:

Figure 2.9 Layout design (Before) (Week 7, 17/3/2026)


Figure 2.10 Updated layout design (Week 7, 17/3/2026)


Illustrations are not the same with animations because they are static. To make the steps understandable, I added arrows to guide viewers on the movements of the steps.

Figure 2.11 Guides (Week 7, 19/3/2026)


I felt like something was missing, which was guidance. I added numbers and dotted lines that guide viewers to the next steps so it's clearer and less confusing.

Figure 2.12 Numbers and dotted lines (Week 7, 20/3/2026)


When everything is completed, I double checked on the details of the recipe step descriptions and illustrations to make sure everything is showcased accurately. Below is the final outcome of the poster:

Figure 2.13 Final touch ups, checks and outcome (Week 7, 20/3/2026)


SUBMISSION

Figure 2.14 Project 1: Instructable Poster Final Outcome (JPG) (Week 7, 20/3/2026)

Google Drive Link: Click here!

FEEDBACK

Week 5 (3/3/2026)
Design is a little too rigid, could have more organic shapes and lines or can do dotted lines. 'Ingredients' and 'Utensils' are not too important as they are just supporting information. Overall is alright, figure out the colour palette and fonts that matches the Pasta Granny aesthetics. Do half action illustrations, sizes of illustrations don't have to be the same, could do a variety or sizes/proportions.

Week 6 (10/3/2026)
You can have your references but redraw them on your own. Time lapse is okay but include screenshots of key moments.

Week 7 (17/3/2026)
Look out for margins, the spaces are a little narrow.
REFLECTION

Creating the instructable poster made me realise how important clarity and aesthetics are when presenting the steps of a recipe. Each step needs to be simple, clear and well organised so that the audience can easily understand and follow the instructions. Through this project, I learned that visual presentation plays a big role in making information easier to digest.

While working on the poster, I faced a few challenges especially with time management. Because of the rushed deadline, it was sometimes difficult to fully refine my design and manage my workflow properly. However, these challenges helped me understand the importance of planning my time better and organising my work more efficiently.

Despite the difficulties, completing this project was a valuable experience for me. It helped me improve to present information clearly and think more carefully about how viewers interact with instructional designs.

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