Wk 3 Information & Communication, the Work of Designers.pdf

Information & Communication Mission: D.E.S.I.G.N.E.D. Information & Communication Information is… the facts and data which, when remembered and understood, becomes knowledge. Communication is… the means of exchanging information. The medium is… the method used to communicate. Methods of Comm...

Information & Communication Mission: D.E.S.I.G.N.E.D. Information & Communication Information is… the facts and data which, when remembered and understood, becomes knowledge. Communication is… the means of exchanging information. The medium is… the method used to communicate. Methods of Communicating Information 1. Printed Information Principles of Effective Communication 2. Computers 3. Voice & Hearing 1. The sender must provides a clear 4. Sight and unambiguous message. 5. Broadcast 2. The method used to send the message should not reduce the In your exercise books, choose a clarity of the message. method and explain how you use it in 3. THe receiver must easily your everyday life. Complete in full understand the message. sentences. The Work of Designers Mission: D.E.S.I.G.N.E.D. Fields of Design 1. Architecture 7. Jewellery Design 2. Engineering 8. Landscape Architect 3. Fashion Design 9. Set Design 4. Graphic Design 10. Textile Design 5. Interior Design 11. Theatrical Costume 6. Industrial (& Product) Maker & Design Design Designers: Their Contribution to the Quality of Life Designers have contributed to our lives since society began - developments such as the use of bone as a digging implement, animals skins for clothing, the wheel for transport, bridges to cross rivers, boats for fishing are examples of how Designers have contributed to the quality of life in early societies. Without Designers, society as we know it today would not exist. What is an example of a design which would impact your life greatly if, tomorrow, it no longer existed?