MIAO XINJUN (0379525)

EXERCISE 2: L.A.T.C.H (10%) February 20, 2026 | WEEK 3 NAME: Miao Xinjun STUDENT I.D: 0379525 Information Design / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media / Taylor's University Exercise 2: L.A.T.C.H TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Instruction 2. Process      2.1 Sketches      2.2 Digital Work 3. Outcome - Submission 4. Feedback 5. Reflection 1. INSTRUCTION <back to top> 1.1 Lecture In this week's online lecture, Mr. Kannan explained the methodology of five information classification and arrangement frameworks—L.A.T.C.H. Mr. Kannan used vivid examples to illustrate these five information arrangement methods to help us understand them. Location: Location organizes information according to physical or geographical position, allowing users to understand content through spatial relationships. A...

EXERCISE 5 - VECTOR/ CHARACTER ANIMATION March 8, 2026 | Week 1 NAME: Miao Xinjun STUDENT I.D: 0379525  Information Design / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media / Taylor's University Exercise 5 (5%) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Instruction 2. Process 3. Outcome - Submission 4. Feedback 5. Reflection 1. INSTRUCTION <back to top> 1.1 Lecture In this week's lecture, Mr. Kannan demonstrated how to create Vector Animations using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Effects. He patiently taught and helped us during our practice sessions, which allowed me to learn the technique effectively in class. This will be of great help to my upcoming Exercise 5 course. 1.2 Instruction 2. PROCESS <back to top> After this week’s lesson, each student was assigned a different Vector Animation asset to work on. I was given Asset A, which was a small scene showing two people trying to...

March  3, 2025  | Week 5 NAME: Miao Xinjun  STUDENT I.D: 0379525 Information Design / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media/ Taylor's University Project 2 - Exercise 3 (Group Assignment): Kinetic Typography TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Instruction 2. Process 3. Outcome - Submission 4. Feedback 5. Reflection 1. INSTRUCTION 1.1 Lecture ： In the week 2 lecture, the instructor demonstrated how to create kinetic typography using Adobe Effects and encouraged us to complete preliminary exercises during class. I had used After Effects (Ae) before to create some image works, but this was my first time trying to create text animation. During this learning process, I gained many new Ae functions and usage techniques that I was previously unfamiliar with, such as how to use Keyframing and Motion Blur to create rich text animation effects, and how to use Null Object and Parenting...

PROJECT 2 - EXERCISE 4: MOTION GRAPHIC CHART: BAR CHART February  4, 2025  | Week 1 NAME: Miao Xinjun  STUDENT I.D: 0379525 Information Design / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media/ Taylor's University Project 2 - Exercise 4: Pie Chart (5%)   TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Instruction 2. Process 3.Submission - Motion Graphic Chart - Bar Chart 4. Feedback 5. Reflection 1. INSTRUCTION 1.1 Lecture In this week's lecture, Mr. Kannan demonstrated how to create chart animations using Adobe Effect. 1.2 Instruction 2. PROCESS 3. SUBMISSION - MOTION GRAPHIC CHART - BAR CHART YouTube Link Here:   https://youtu.be/x9GPCebz6Is 4. FEEDBACK 1. Sufficient white space is needed in the page layout. 2. The current bar chart animation uses some near-black lines and fonts. While not black, this near-black color is visually detrimental to the work. ...

  February  4, 2025  | Week 1 NAME: Miao Xinjun  STUDENT I.D: 0379525 Information Design / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media/ Taylor's University Task - I nfographic Redesign TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INSTRUCTION 2. TASK      2.1 Analysis      2.2 Reference      2.3 Sketches      2.4 Digital Work     2.5  Comparison of two posters 3. Canva Usage Evaluation 1. INSTRUCTION 2. TASK 2.1 Bad Infographic and Analysis I found this poorly designed infographic poster on Pinterest, which was used to promote the annual Recycling Day event. Fig 2.1.1 Bad Infographic Poster The following is my analysis of why the poster's visual effect is poor： 2.2 Sketches 3. CANVA USAGE EVALUATION Difficulty and Intuition:   In my experience using Canva to complete this poster design, I found...

NAME: Miao Xinjun  STUDENT I.D: 0379525 Design Principles / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media/ Taylor's University TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Recap 2. Process      2.1 Selected Idea      2.2 Development      2.3 Submission - Final Outcome and Caption 4. Visual Analysis 4. Feedback 5. Reflection 1. RECAP 1.1 Lecture Note 1.2 Instruction 2. PROCESS 3.  4. FEEDBACK 5. REFLECTION