I also spoke about how I have chosen two theories to underpin my dissertation research (*finally*). As I will speak about in upcoming posts (note making is in progress at the moment), I have chosen semiotic theory and Gestalt theory as my academic frameworks, as both can be directly applied to my practical work and information design. So far I have found both theories to be insightful on the topic of designing for information; particularly Gestalt theory as I have found academic papers where it is directly applied to an educational app to improve its function. Simone also said I can briefly look at any other theories which could relate, but if they didn't serve the purpose I could write about why that was so (this is more a note to self than anything). I feel so much better about having a plan for my academic theories now, and it means I can speak about it in Friday's presentation.
When showing my practical work from this week (also on it's way, being linked in to research posts now), Simone talked about creating a style guide for myself as we were discussing the possibilities of mixing a title font with a body font. I found out that this could be put into the dissertation as a relevant section which could bridge the theory and practical sides of the project. She very helpfully sent me a Powerpoint created for her second year students on Information Design, which details examples from a style guide put together for the Australia.au website. The guide included things I hadn't thought of before such as where the logo will be placed if the screen is rotated and logo misuse. I don't expect I will have time to create one for this Friday as I am still wanting to experiment, but I hope I will have one down in the next week or so so that I can have it ready for a week today (and have actually started a bit of my dissertation…).
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