Showing posts with label Information/Instructional design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Information/Instructional design. Show all posts

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Information/Instructional design examples

Yahoo email sign up

As highlighted in the definition, information/instructional design is a process of presenting unstructured information into significant well-rounded information. Signing up for an email account is a comprehensible example of information/ instructional design whereby clear instructions in number form are provided to guide the user through the process.

In the case of signing up for a yahoo email address.The site provides further information when the user clicks into a specific box.Instructions are also provided if the users desired user name is not available and if more characters should be added to strengthen the users password.

Google Maps

Launched in early 2005 and originally known as google local, google maps is a free mapping application provided by google. The website highlights the function of information/instructional design whereby once users have inputted a specific address. The web page will direct the map to the specific location and then allow users at ease to gain information if needed by simply clicking on the point.

Information that can be accessed includes directions to and from the location, searching nearby, local listings (i.e. business) and saving the address to the users my maps collection.

Information/Instructional design definition

Is the process of organising and translating unorganised and unstructured into significant and well-rounded information. Traditionally the information has been presented in several areas, such as: Corporate and technical documents, marketing and advertising. In recent times such information has now become present in new mediums such as product user interfaces, multimedia compact disks, podcasts and websites.