Informational/Instructional Design - Definition

Instructional design is the process of considering the needs and wants of the user and providing a system to service them.
Information design is presenting information in a clear and decisive way to effectively show users the desired information.


Both of these design forms include data, which provides the information being expressed this stage is research and gathering of information. The aim of these design forms is to create an exciting and engaging experience for the user, which they can learn from the information presented.

Nathan Shedroff states, “Successful communications do not present data. If, for example, presenters haven't bothered to provide context and build meaning, audiences have little patience for doing it themselves. As designers, we constantly must ask ourselves what service we provide.” The information communicators must incorporate into their design the context that connects the information together as this is also important to allow the user to be able to comprehend the information or instruction.

Works Cited
Information Interaction Design: A Unified Field Theory of Design. 1994.
Nathan Shedroff. 11 Mar. 2009.
<http://www.nathan.com/thoughts/unified/index.html>

Instructional Design Australia. 16 Jan. 2009.
Annette Culley. 11 Mar. 2009
<http://instructionaldesign.com.au/index.html>