Class Info

  • Date: Monday 11/13
  • Meeting Info: Room P114

Topic

  • Intro to Project 2 & 3 >>Activities/Projects/Project2&3
  • Phase 1: Project 2&3 Proposal >>Assignment 6 Research
  • 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.
  • Cynthia Damar-Schnobb – a short presentation about ‘Placemaking,’ You can see some of the work she presented on her company website: https://entro.com/work/

Inspiration

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

    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
    3. Diagrams
    4. Flow Charts and Timelines (sequential storytelling)
    5. Maps

Activities and Lab Time

  • Review ‘revised draft’ of info-graphic poster >>Assignment5-InfoGraphic-Final Dropbox folder
  • Tag-team – everyone review 1 student’s info-graphic – provide 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

  1. Project 1 FINAL Due Week 12
    Please make a folder with your name and save your design comps as PDFs into the >>Assignment5-InfoGraphic-Final Dropbox folder
  2. Phase 1: Project 2&3 Proposal >>Assignment 6 Research
    Save your doc or PDF with your name into the class Dropbox folder titled: >>Assignment6-Research
  3. Next week we will work on: Phase 2 Developing concept sketches:
    • 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). Ideally work should be original
    • 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.
    • Research examples to reference as inspiration. Save them as URL links in your project proposal.