Week 09

Agenda

Tuesday 04/15/20
(Updated since our class meeting)

Please note OpenLab was experiencing technical problems related to images posted to this blog. The problem should be resolved by end of day tomorrow.  Therefore the deadline for posting your revised info-graphic to your P1-Comp1 post has been extended to Friday 4/17.

The deadline for commenting on 3 students info-graphic has also been extended to Monday 4/20.

Due

1. Part 4: Final Due
   1. Post your revised info-graphic to the class blog. Go back into your Project 1: Comp post and add your revised Comp as a PDF (if you have trouble with your PDF, another jpeg is fine). Make sure that you add a label to all the work you are showing, i.e. ‘first draft’ and ‘revised draft’ so that it is clear to viewers what is the latest.
   2. And also save your final comp into the google drive folder Week8-Final-Comps, make a new folder with your name and save your: Packaged InDesign folder (Please make sure I have PDF of your Info-graphic).
   3. Double check the grading rubric to make sure you have checked off all the requirements: GRADING RUBRIC (see PDF here)

Lecture

1. Introduction to Project 2 & 3
   Project 2 – Diagram
   Project 3  – Flow Chart/ Timeline
2. Overview of subject matter – Inspiration
   
   • Parshina-Kottas, Yuliya “Social Distancing” April 14, 2020 (New York Times)
   • Parshina-Kottas, Yuliya “What Hospitals and Health Care Workers Need” March 27. 2020 (New York Times)
   • Popovich, Nadja “See How the World’s Most Polluted” Dec 2, 2019 (New York Times)
   • Grimwade, John. “The Infographic Family” Ohio University, October 17, 2018. (VisCom at Ohio University)
   • Christiansen, Jen. “Visualizing Science: Illustration and Beyond” Scientific American, October 25, 2018. (Scientific American)

LAB Work

Please complete the following tasks by (revised deadline Monday 4/20/20)

1. Review everyone’s ‘revised draft’ info-graphic poster.
2. Choose three student’s info-graphic (that have not yet received comments from three students) and provide each with the following feedback:
   1. Is the overall message of the info-graphic clear – why or why not?
      
   2. Did the designer effectively use facts and data to support their thesis (and title of the piece) – why or why not?
   3. Does the design of the info-graphic effectively showcase the content:
      • clear focal point?
      • clear hierarchy of information?
      • effective use of typography, headers, colors, page structure, etc.?
      • overall attention to detail (spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc)

Homework

Assignment

1. Choose three students and post your feedback to them in the COMMENTS section of their post by Monday 4/20. See details above under ‘LAB WORK‘
2. Review the feedback you have received on the comments section of your post for the Info-graphic. Determine if you agree with the comments and edit your final info-graphic. Save your FINAL PDF of your info-graphic into this folder: Week9-Final-InfoGraphic (make sure you have your name on the PDF file).
3. Review the overview for Project 2 & 3: See Project Overview here
   Begin to think about subject matter and brainstorm ideas. See blog post here for guidance: Sketches and Concept

Watch

1. Webinar Biodesign Challenge please watch the 45 min online webinar hosted by the BioDesign Challenge. You can view the webinar here:

   Webinar Link: https://youtu.be/eLo3WVNT61c

2. You can learn more about the details of the meeting here: https://canvas.instructure.com/courses/1659241/modules/items/29979903https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bdc-2020-webinar-video-editing-101-tickets-102197032074

Read

1. Grimwade, John. “The Infographic Family” Ohio University, October 17, 2018. (VisCom at Ohio University)
2. Christiansen, Jen. “Visualizing Science: Illustration and Beyond” Scientific American, October 25, 2018. (Scientific American)
3. Read: Grimwade, John. “Pictogram Story” Ohio University, January 8, 2019. (VisCom at Ohio University)
4. Read: ColumnFiveMedia “How to Write a Compelling Infographic Story in 5 Steps”