What Is the Information?

Before we move on, let’s take a look at the three Challenge 02 submissions.

As you compare the work, pay attention to what each team found, what evidence they used, what they changed, and whether the redesign actually solved the problem.

1. What did each team identify as the most important barrier?
2. What evidence supported the finding?
3. What changed in the redesign?
4. How do we know the redesign actually improved the experience?
5. Where did the three team perspectives overlap?

Before we leave visual presentation behind, look again at this trail sign from a bike event. Two routes split here. One route is marked with green arrows and one with blue arrows.

1. How is the sign distinguishing the two routes?
2. What information depends on color?
3. What could preserve the useful color coding while adding another cue?

Before we start the next challenge, we will walk through a few ideas about how media carries information.

Now look at a small collection of actual media. What information or function would someone lose if they could not perceive each item as presented?

Take a few minutes to inspect the examples and discuss the decisions they raise. Do not assume the answer is the same for every item.

Quiz 1 will cover the first three modules. Challenge 03 asks each team to help build the class study guide by taking responsibility for three topics, one from each module.