Author: M. Genevieve Hitchings

Final Work Due

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Final Project 2&3 DUE Monday, end of day 5/25

1. Please make sure to save your final PDF into the Week15-Final-Project2&3 in the class google docs folder:  (make sure to put your name on the file).
2. Uploaded your final Project 2&3 to your Project 2&3 post on OpenLab from the previous weeks with your sketches https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd3601-informationdesignoer/2020/04/21/project-23-sketches/
3. Please make sure your final draft of Project1 is submitted to the “Week9-Final-Project1-InfoGraphic” in the class google docs folder:  (make sure to put your name on the file).

Agenda

Wednesday 05/20/20

In Class Presentations

• Alicia
• Sadia
• Kimberlee
• Daniel
• Or
• Carmen
• Yan
• Jessica
• Amaris

• Jennifer
• Hoa
• Daisy
• Elijah
• Tyler
• Janae
• Islam
• Rebecca
• Kelvin

Final Work Due

COMD3601Project2+3FINALGradingRubri

1. Final Project 2&3 DUE Monday, end of day 5/25
Please make sure to save your final PDF to:

1. 1.  Please make sure to save your final PDF into the Week15-Final-Project2&3  class google docs folder:  (make sure to put your name on the file).
   2. and uploaded your final Project 2&3 to your Project 2&3 post on OpenLab from the previous weeks with your sketches https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/comd3601-informationdesignoer/2020/04/21/project-23-sketches/
   3. Please make sure your final draft of Project1 is submitted to the “Week9-Final-Project1-InfoGraphic” in the class google docs folder:  (make sure to put your name on the file).

Agenda

Wednesday 05/06/20

Announcements

• BFA Show Submission – Deadline extended
  Submit here by Friday 5/8/2020
• Internship Opportunity: Faculty Commons – learn more, click here!
• NYC Design Week is happening! Check out what all is going on and participate. Many of the events are FREE: www.nycxdesign.com

Due

1. Phase 2 Continue to develop concept and refine sketches for Project 2&3
2. Review everyone’s ‘sketches’ posted to Post Your Work
3. Choose three student’s work (that have not yet received comments from three students) and provide each with the following feedback

Lecture

Production Day! We will use today to make progress on Project 2&3.  I will not be presenting a lecture today. Instead I ask each of you to

1. Complete the Quiz (at the bottom of this post) based on this past week’s reading assignment Nigel Holmes’ three part series on Pictograms.

2. Go through feedback you received on your sketches post and continue to work on your projects:

• • PART 3: Develop concept and refine sketches, find or create appropriate, relevant illustration or photography.
  • PART 4: Design and production(Illustrator & InDesign)

3. If you would like to speak with me I will be available via our WebEx meeting to answer questions and provide feedback.

Homework

Assignment

1. Complete the Quiz (see above)
2. Work on developing and flushing out your ideas for Project 2 and 3
3. We only have 2 weeks left. Plan accordingly. We will have in class presentations Week 14 (5/20/20). Project 2 and Project 3 (see above) must be submitted by end of day (5/25/20 Memorial Day)

Read

1. Lauren. “The 34 Best Interactive Data Visualizations from the New York Times” Dolphins, February 28, 2018. (Dolphins)

Quiz

Please complete the quiz based on last weeks reading material:

1. Homes, Nigel “Picture Language, Part1” Infographics for the People, February 6, 2017.
2. Homes, Nigel “The Isotope revolution, Part2” Infographics for the People, February 13, 2017.
3. Homes, Nigel “Emojis and beyond, Part3” Infographics for the People, February 20, 2017.

Agenda

Wednesday 04/29/20

Announcements

• The BioDesign Challenge – Meeting with Dr. Sumeyye Yar, a biochemist on Monday 5/4 at 1PM (I will be sending a video chat link). She can advise, answer questions and help fine-tune a strong and feasible idea/proposal. Please email me to confirm your attendance!
• BFA Show Submission – Deadline extended
  Submit here by Friday 5/8/2020
• Internship Opportunity: Faculty Commons – learn more, click here!

Due

1. Phase 1: Project 2&3 Proposal -Collecting Information
   Save your doc or PDF with your name into the class google docs folder titled: Week10-Project2&3Proposal 
2. Phase 2 Develop concept and refine sketches:
   1. For your Diagram: Sketch and design your focal image. This should be clear, beautiful and stylized. You can use photography, or an illustration (digital or hand-drawn). Work should be original
   2. For your FlowChart/Timeline (sequential story) Flush out your content, create a mind-mapping chart to help focus subject. Organize all content that will appear in your sequential story (this should be outlined in your Project Proposal). Begin to experiment with how you might present the content visually.
   3. Research examples to reference as inspiration. Save them as URL links in your project proposal.
3. Post Your Work: post all your sketches for class review and
   feedback to Post Your Work and also to the Google Drive folder: Week10-Project2&3-Sketches/Drafts

Lecture

1. 1. ISOTYPE Introduction
      

• Pictographs, Pictograms, Pictorial Symbols, Icons
• 30,000 year-old cave paintings, Sumerian sign-writing, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Mayan calendar icons
• Otto Neurath’s Isotype (developed in the 1920s) with Marie Reidemeister and Gerd Arntz. Graphic information movement called ISOTYPE (International System of TYpographic Picture Education)
• Emojis
• Universal picture language is easy to read by anyone (bypassing language)
• In class 3 minute presentations of sketches and topic.
  • Make sure you save all your sketches and research into a folder with your name in the class Google Drive folder: Week10-Project2&3-Sketches/Drafts
  • In addition post all your sketches for class review and
    feedback to Post Your Work

Homework

Assignment

1. Phase 2 Continue to develop concept and refine sketches for Project 2&3
2. Review everyone’s ‘sketches’ posted to Post Your Work
3. Choose three student’s work (that have not yet received comments from three students) and provide each with the following feedback:
   1. Is the overall message of the sketch clear – why or why not?
      
   2. Does the designer effectively use facts and data to support their thesis (and title of the piece) – why or why not?
   3. Does sketch effectively showcase the content:
      • clear focal point?
      • clear hierarchy of information?
      • effective use of a grid?

Read

1. Homes, Nigel “Picture Language, Part1” Infographics for the People, February 6, 2017.
2. Homes, Nigel “The Isotope revolution, Part2” Infographics for the People, February 13, 2017.
3. Homes, Nigel “Emojis and beyond, Part3” Infographics for the People, February 20, 2017.

Agenda

Wednesday 04/22/20

Due

1. Provide feedback to three students in the COMMENTS section of their Comp1. See details above under Week 09, ‘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). FINAL EDITS DUE by 5/9/22
3. Review the overview for Project 2 & 3: (See Week 09 post)
   Begin to think about subject matter and brainstorm ideas. See blog post here for guidance: Sketches and Concept

Lecture

1. Phase 1: Project 2&3 Proposal -Collecting Information
2. Overview of Diagrams and Sequentially Based Graphics
   Built on the foundation of research, good information design:
   1. Provides a means to see what lies within
   2. Finds relationships
   3. Calls attention to things that might not have been visible in other forms
   4. And perhaps even determines the answer to a question.

Here is a look at a number of examples to get you thinking and inspired:

1. 1. Infographics
      https://www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/showcase/3986-bat-benefits-infographic
      https://www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/showcase/3933-trees-of-new-york-city
      https://www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/showcase/4357-the-time-is-now
      https://www.lucasinfografia.com/Mortality-causes
   2. Visual Storytelling, Visual Journalism
      1. Wendy MacNaughton Illustrator and Graphic Journalist
         #Gail-Full
         #Cancer
         #journalism01
         #Authorities-Part3-Full
         https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/27/reader-center/gitmo-september-11-trial-drawing.html
   3. Diagrams
      1. Jonathan Corum
         http://13pt.com/projects/nyt200311/
         http://13pt.com/projects/nyt200313/
      2. John Grimwade
         http://johngrimwade.com/D18.html
         http://johngrimwade.com/D21.html
         http://johngrimwade.com/D16.html
         http://johngrimwade.com/D14.html
         http://johngrimwade.com/D51.html
         http://johngrimwade.com/D39.html
   4. Flow Charts and Timelines (sequential storytelling)
      1. Giorgia Lupi Information designer, Partner at Pentagram, Data Designer
         http://giorgialupi.com/famous-writers-sleep-habit-and-productivity
         http://giorgialupi.com/visualizing-painters-lives
      2. Wendy MacNaughton
         #visualphilosophy09
         #HowDidWeGetHere-Full
         #RestStop-Full
         #winewheel
         #visualphilosophy02
         https://www.lucasinfografia.com/HK-Derby
      3. Interactive Examples
         https://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/the-timeline/entire-timeline/
         http://evolutionofweb.appspot.com/?hl=en
         http://www.aformulaonehistory.com/#description
         https://www.gramercyparkhotel.com/hotel/history
      4. John Grimwade
         https://i0.wp.com/www.johngrimwade.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cosmic_journeys_ng_large.jpg
         https://i0.wp.com/www.johngrimwade.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/henrietta_large.jpg
         Cell line An African-American woman’s stem cells (taken without her knowing in 1951) have had a huge effect on medical science.
   5. Maps
      1. Alberto Lucas López Information Designer and Graphic Journalist
         https://www.lucasinfografia.com/Dymaxion-map
         https://www.lucasinfografia.com/Mother-tongues
         https://www.lucasinfografia.com/Arctic-greed
      2. Wendy MacNaughton
         http://wendymacnaughton.com/#portfolio#skiing
      3. Jonathan Corum
         http://13pt.com/maps/

Lab Work & Homework

Assignment

Please complete the following tasks by next week (Weds 4/27/20)

1. Phase 1: Project 2&3 Proposal -Collecting Information
   Please save your doc or PDF with your name into the class google docs folder titled: Week10-Project2&3Proposal 
2. Phase 2 Develop concept and refine sketches:
   1. For your Diagram: Sketch and design your focal image. This should be clear, beautiful and stylized. You can use photography, or an illustration (digital or hand-drawn). Work should be original
   2. For your FlowChart/Timeline (sequential story) Flush out your content, create a mind-mapping chart to help focus subject. Organize all content that will appear in your sequential story (this should be outlined in your Project Proposal). Begin to experiment with how you might present the content visually.
   3. Research examples to reference as inspiration. Save them as URL links in your project proposal.
3. Post Your Work: post all your sketches for class review and
   feedback to Post Your Work

Watch

1. More to come here. Please check back.

Read

1. More to come here. Please check back.

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”

Agenda

Tuesday 04/07/20

Due

Lecture

Discussion
‘Human Nature‘ documentary. Insights and thoughts.

Lecture: Hierarchy of Information and Focal Point

• • Alberto Lucas López Information Designer and Graphic Journalist
  • Bryan Christie Science Visualizer
  • Joe Lertola Science Visualizer

Homework

Assignment

Part 4: Final draft DUE 4/15

1. 1. Post your work by Wednesday 4/15 at 12PM to the class blog. Go back into your Project 1: Comp and add your revised Comp as a PDF.
   2. And 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.
   3. Take a look at the ChartDiagram poster again for  ideas about ways to diagram your content:
      https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/hitchingscomd3601f2019/files/2019/10/ChartDiagrams.pdf

We will begin Project 2 next week.

Watch

Read

1. Read: Miller, Meg. “The NYT’s New Look Is A Masterpiece Of Information Design” FastCompany, March 3, 2017. (FastCompany)
2. Read: Grimwade, John. “Pictogram Story” Ohio University, January 8, 2019. (VisCom at Ohio University)
3. Read: Norman, Donald A. “What went wrong in Hawaii, human error? Nope, bad design” FastComany, January 16, 2018. (FastCompany)

Agenda

Wednesday 03/25/20
Welcome to our first Distance Learning class!

PLEASE NOTE:

Due

Lecture

Discussion
Briefly recap and discuss take-away from Allison Mayle guest lecture (from the Cold Spring Harbor DNA Learning center and and manager of the Urban Barcode Research Program) who joined us in class on 3/11. She gave us a better understanding of DNA Barcoding.

Lecture Objective of the Info Graphic

>> Review Building the Concept and Drafting the Design
>> Inspiration:

• • Nigel Homes Information Designer
  • John Grimwade Information Designer
  • Nadieh Breme Data Visualizer

Note
I have edited everyone’s Phase 1 Proposal.
>> Please find your homework doc, open it up and review my comments to you: Week5-Project1-Phase1-TopicProposal

1. • I have posted grades on OL Gradebook
   • If you have not submitted your Proposal please do so ASAP

Watch
Fernando Gomez Baptista InfoGraphic Artist for National Geographic (YouTube):

Homework

Assignment

Project 1 Part 3: Continue to develop concept and refine sketches (charts and graphs) and design the first solid draft of your info-graphic

1. 1. Post Your Work by Monday 4/6 at 6PM: post all your first drafts (Comps) for class review and feedback to Post Your Work
   2. Save your work into this folder: Week7-Draft1-Comps
      In google drive folder, make a new folder with your name and save your: Packaged InDesign folder.

Watch

HUMAN NATURE documentary
1. Watch the documentary: With the support of incredible individuals at Wonder Collaborative, iBiology, and Film Platform, BDC is streaming the upcoming CRISPR documentary, Human Nature.

This is an amazing opportunity for BDC 2020 participants to watch the film (for free!) To access and view the film, please follow this link**: https://www.filmplatform.net/human-nature-registration/ and register using the code HNBDC20 (all capital letters).

Read

1. Read: Miller, Meg. “The NYT’s New Look Is A Masterpiece Of Information Design” FastCompany, March 3, 2017. (FastCompany)
2. Read: Grimwade, John. “Pictogram Story” Ohio University, January 8, 2019. (VisCom at Ohio University)
3. Read: Norman, Donald A. “What went wrong in Hawaii, human error? Nope, bad design” FastComany, January 16, 2018. (FastCompany)