Information Design

Information design is the process of communicating knowledge — data, facts, descriptions — to enable understanding. Everything else is advertising.

We specialise in information design because we have a passion for clear communication and smart processes.

The result is clear communication tools that speak clearly and effectively to your audience so they can understand, make decisions and take action.

Two aspects of Information Design we specialise in are:

Form Design
Timetable Design & Production

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Form Design

Forms, designed well, improve efficiency whilst building the company's brand. Interactive pdf forms help automate business, reducing time and errors associated with manual processing. They also allow flexibility to choose other ways of using the data collected including analysis and repurposing eg. analyse expense data or produce accurate name tags for conference participants. This will result in new work flows leading to faster response times and faster retrieval of data.

Effective form design requires a combination of design, technical and ergonomic expertise, as well as a practical understanding of the business' requirements.

By developing a library of common building blocks for your forms, we can achieve consistent results enhancing your brand credibility. We can also equip you to build your own forms.

The form on the left
is an example of a smart form.
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Benefits:

Fill in on-line to reduce errors caused by illegible handwriting
Extract data for use in other systems
Increase efficiency by saving time, resources and money
Perform calculations so on the spot decisions can be made
Reduce paperwork
Streamline collaboration between departments
Reduce cost of document transfer using an electronic work flow
Speed up review cycles
Ensure corporate branding is maintained by all departments
Accommodate users with ‘special needs’

Ideal for Checklists / Data recording / Surveys / Reports / New employee details / Leave applications / Expense claims / Reviews / Surveys / Registration forms / Feedback forms / Invitations / Digital exam papers / Student reports / Permit applications / Grievance procedures / Tender applications

As an Adobe Partner we have access to valuable technical resources, training and expertise. This is especially relevant to some of the Livecycle suite of products that we use to design and create interactive forms.

Timetable Design & Production

Hothouse Design is the only company specialising in timetable production. Combining supplied data (times) and new or existing design templates, we produce print ready timetables. Typically, our services are used by public transport operators. Our processes are also applicable to any industry where large amounts of data requires presentation in a usable and repeatable format (eg. tide tables, astronomical data).

A Hothouse timetable is produced on time and within budget. We provide a range of services from a risk analysis, through timetable production to print supervision.

Our expertise in designing efficient production systems that yield measurable outcomes is the backbone of our timetable production.

A specialised team with both technical and design skills ensures our production standard is maintained within a culture of Total Quality Management.

The result is fast, accurate production of large, data intense, complex jobs. Fast, accurate = cost effective.

Visit our timetable production site for more details.

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