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=Welcome to YSDN3012 Information Design 3= Winter 2011

FA/YSDN 2008 3.0 (formerly FA/YSDN 3007 3.0) or permission of the Department of Design. Course credit exclusion: FA/YSDN 3008 3.00 prior to Fall/Winter 08/09.
 * Prerequisites**

This course builds on the visual and organizational principles introduced in Information Design 1 through the examination of theories and methodologies related to wayfinding, mapping, and navigation systems. Mapping involves the representation of elements and their relationship with each other through the layering of information.
 * Course Description**

Addressing design opportunities related to spatial information and wayfinding requires an understanding of mapping conventions and conceptual approaches to analyzing and representing both tangible and intangible aspects of an environment. Basic principles of human perception and cognition aid in integrating user experience within design solutions.

In the process of exploring mapping and the 2D and 3D processes and elements of wayfinding, students will analyze, edit, organize and visualize complex information. They will consider user experience, content, methods of representation, scale, materials and format to work with information to communicate in an accessible and understandable manner.

Individual and team work will involve students in identifying and analyzing contemporary precedents, developing content, and producing finished work.