1-Day Workshop · 27 Aug 2026 · Amara Singapore
You don't need to become a designer, but you do need effective visual communication skills. Learn how to transform reports, presentations, infographics, posters and other communication materials into clear visual messages that people can understand, remember and act on.
Fees (SGD nett, per person)
Large-group rates for 10+ · Govt billing via Vendors@Gov / InvoiceNow
Trusted by Public Sector Participants
"Really appreciated the breakdown of the psychology behind good communication design. The hands-on stuff was fun too!"
"Basic concepts on visual communication were presented in an easily understandable and relatable manner."
"I didn’t know how to create designs that were aesthetically pleasing but after this course, I have a better understanding and believe I know how to design my products better."
"The content is very useful, and the instructor is friendly, engaging and knowledgeable."
"Excellent delivery by the trainer. Learnt a lot, especially in effective design and communications."
"Learnt names of interesting principles that I could put into words and how to apply them."
The Problem
Under pressure to include everything, a single report or infographic gets packed until the message disappears. Cramming more in feels safer — but it is exactly what makes a visual hardest to read.
Most professionals were hired to write, analyse or manage — not to design. Without a framework, every layout decision is guesswork, and "I'm just not creative" becomes the default excuse.
You know what you mean. Your audience sees something else. Without deliberate visual choices, intent gets lost — and a single graphic can be read three different ways.
When in doubt, you add more words. Dense blocks of text go unread, and the habit is hard to break without knowing how to translate content into clear visuals.
The hardest part is often the start — landing on a concept or theme that carries the message. Without a process, every project begins from zero.
Even good visuals get overruled when you can't explain why they work. Aligning supervisors on creative decisions becomes a constant, draining negotiation.
The Cost Isn't Just An Unattractive Visual.
Poor visuals don't merely look less professional. They make information harder to understand, weaken key messages and reduce communication effectiveness.
Most professionals have never been taught how visual communication works. They rely on instinct, templates or trial and error, often producing cluttered visuals and inconsistent results.
This workshop helps you turn complex information into clear visual messages that people can understand at first glance.
Why This Course
Many professionals rely on instinct, personal preference, templates, or trial and error when creating visual communications. While these approaches occasionally work, they often lead to cluttered layouts, inconsistent results, and messages that fail to land.
This workshop provides a practical framework for making visual communication decisions with greater confidence. You'll learn how to organise information, guide attention, reduce clutter, and present messages more clearly across reports, infographics, posters, presentations, and other communication materials.
Rather than teaching software, the workshop focuses on visual and design principles that can be applied in any design tool.
Who Should Attend
For civil servants and corporate professionals who build reports, infographics, posters, factsheets, data visuals or social content. If part of your job is making information look clear and professional, this workshop is for you.
Programme Outline
Why This Workshop Is Different
Most design training teaches a specific tool or hands out templates you will outgrow or have trouble using. This workshop builds the underlying design foundation — so you can make confident visual decisions for any format, in any software, long after the day ends.
What You'll Learn
This workshop is measured by what you walk away able to do — independently, every time you sit down to create a visual.
Guide attention to what matters most instead of making audiences search for it.
Turn dense content into visuals that improve understanding and retention.
Apply proven visual communication principles across a wide range of workplace communication materials.
Present dense information so people actually read it — not bury it in walls of text.
Apply space, alignment and visual hierarchy to simplify complex information without losing meaning.
Make sound visual decisions in PowerPoint, Canva and any tool — instead of being limited to filling in a template.
Your Trainer
Visual Communication is led by Eugene Chen — a design consultant and creative director at ELEFANT, an award-winning brand, communications and creative consulting agency. He brings more than 25 years of professional practice across branding, advertising, design and visual communication.
Eugene's portfolio includes leading the brand development for the inaugural Asian Youth Games, alongside a wide range of branding, creative and advertising projects. He teaches design the way he practises it — grounded in real client work, not theory.
He is an Adjunct Lecturer in Branding & Advertising at M.A.D. School and the Orita Sinclair School of Design & Music. Eugene holds a Masters of Arts in Communication Management, a Masters of Design, and the Cambridge University Diploma for Teachers and Trainers — combining deep industry experience with the ability to make design accessible to complete beginners.
"Eugene has good knowledge on design development and is able to articulate the skillset well." — Manager, People's Association
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Amara Singapore · 9:00 am – 5:00 pm · Early Bird closes 6 August