60 Examples of Information Design

John Spacey, April 20, 2023

Information design is the practice of structuring, composing and presenting information. This can include static information such as a graphic and information environments such as a video game or app. Information design also extends into the physical world with wayfinding information and environments such as the design of museum exhibits. The following are common examples of information design.

Advertising creatives	Annual reports
Book layouts	Brand guidelines
Brochures	Charts
Data visualization	Diagrams
Document design	Environmental graphics
Graphs	Heat maps
Help materials	Icons
Infographics	Information displays
Information environments	Information graphics
Information hierarchies	Information pathways
Informational media	Informational videos
Instructional Design	Instructions
Interactive design	Interface design
Logos	Magazine design
Manuals	Maps
Marketing collaterals	Mind maps
Museum exhibits	Navigation design
Newspaper layouts	Presentations
Print design	Procedures
Product packaging	Publishing design
Recipes	Report design
Sales collaterals	Search design
Signage	Site maps
Survey design	Task flows
Taxonomies	Timelines
Training materials	Tutorials
Typography	Universal design – designing things to be accessible
User experience	User flows
Visual storytelling	Wayfinding design
Websites	Whitepapers