Author: M. Genevieve Hitchings

Welcome to Week 15

12/17/19

Please save your final work (Project 2 – Diagram and Project 3 – FlowChart/Timeline) by end of day Friday, 12/20.

• Final work should be saved with your name as packaged file into: the google class folder: Week15-Project-2+3-Final
• Review the project rubric to make sure you’ve checked all boxes: FINAL PROJECT GRADING RUBRIC

Great work this semester! It was an honor to see your creativity in process. Keep up the great work and please stay in touch, including those of you graduating! I look forward to seeing great things from all of you next semester.

Agenda

Tuesday 12/10/19

Due

3 Minute Presentations of Progress

• Final Project should be saved with your name as packaged file into: the google class folder: Week15-Project-2+3-Final

InClass

• See examples posted here
• Grace Gallery (mini class trip)
• Presenters
  • Joseph Satoo
  • XiuMin Zhu
  • Karen Ensaldo Clara
  • Simone Haylett

Lab

• Work on developing and flushing out your ideas for Project 2 and 3

Homework

Project 2 and Project 3 are due -printed in color- next week. I will also be collecting the digital files (packaged with your name) into the class google folder next week.

 

Agenda

Tuesday 12/03/19

Due

Browse and choose a favorite article form NY Times 2018 Year In Graphics

InClass

• Production Day!
• Introduction to Project 3 – Information Flow (See: Project3-FlowChart)
• See examples posted here
• Grace Gallery (mini class trip)
• Presenters
  • Joseph Satoo
  • XiuMin Zhu
  • Irvin Cortes
  • Karen Ensaldo Clara

Lab

• Work on developing and flushing out your ideas for Project 2 and 3

Homework

Please read this article: The 34 Best Interactive Data Visualizations from the New York Times

We only have 3 weeks left. Plan accordingly. Project 2 and Project 3 (see above) will be due Week 15. We will have in class presentations Week 14.

 

Agenda

Tuesday 011/26/19

Due

• Part 3: Develop concept and refine sketches
  1. 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. Flush out your content, create a mind-mapping chart to help focus subject.  Organize all content that will appear in your diagram as an outline in a Word.doc.
  3. Research a few examples to reference as inspiration
• In class 3 minute presentations on concept development

InClass

• Introduction to Project 3 – Information Flow (See: Project3-FlowChart)
• Presenters
  • Sharif Tyler
  • Joseph Satoo
  • XiuMin Zhu
  • Irvin Cortes

Lab

• Work on developing and flushing out your ideas for Project 1 and 2
• Look for inspiration: John Grimwad

Homework

When we return from Thanksgiving we will only have 3 weeks left. Plan accordingly. Project 2 and Project 3 (see above) will be due Week 15. We will have in class presentations Week 14.

 

Agenda

Tuesday 011/19/19

Due

• Phase 1 Project 2
• In class 3 minute presentations of sketches and topic

InClass

• Review goals of good information design
• Presentation
  • Gorgia Lupi
  • Rocco Piscatello

Lab

• Work on developing and flushing out your ideas for diagram
• Look for inspiration: John Grimwad

Homework

Part 3: Develop concept and refine sketches:

• 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
• Flush out your content, create a mind-mapping chart to help focus subject.  Organize all content that will appear in your diagram as an outline in a Word.doc.
• Research a few examples to reference as inspiration

Agenda

Tuesday 11/05

Due

• Part 4: Project 1 DUE
  1. Please save your final packaged InDesgin file, into it’s own folder with your name on it. Make sure you an include a PDF of the final file. Save the entire folder into: this folder Week9Project1Final in the class Google drive:
  2. Please also hand in a filled out form relating to your project:
     GRADING RUBRIC (see PDF here)

Lecture

• Discussion of Diagrams: Introduction to Project 2
• Review of Charts & Graphs: See Poster With Examples

In Class

• Finalize Infographic based on feedback.
• Designer Presentations
  
  1. Nigel Homes
  2. Nadieh Breme
  3. Jen Christiansen

Homework

• Reading: The Introduction Milestones in the history of thematic cartography, statisticalgraphics, and data visualization∗
• Think about subject matter for Porject 2 Diagram

Agenda

Tuesday 10/29

Due

• Part 3: Class presentations Infographic first draft
  You should be able to site references (examples that serve as your inspiration).
  1. Overall design: Hierarchy of information and focal point
  2. Concept and information flow: Is your thesis clear and supported?
  3. Are your charts and graphs effective?
  4. We will be using this GRADING RUBRIC (see PDF here) to critique work

Lecture

• Principles of design
• Review of Charts & Graphs: See Poster With Examples

In Class

• Finalize Infographic based on feedback.
• Designer Presentations
  
  1. Nigel Homes
  2. Nadieh Breme
  3. Jen Christiansen

Homework

• Part 4: Final draft DUE
• Please come ready to present if your Designer was week 9.

Agenda

Tuesday 10/22

Due

• Part 3:Develop concept and refine sketches (charts and graphs). Aim for a solid draft for next week.

In Class

• We will finish off the in-class sketch and concept critiques from last week.
• Part 4: Design and production (Illustrator & InDesign)

Homework

• Part 4: First draft due. Please print in color.
• Those of you that signed up for any of these three, please come ready to present
  1. Nigel Homes
  2. Nadieh Breme
  3. Jen Christiansen