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For Project 2 and Project 3 you can chose to work withing the same subject matter as Project 1, in which case each should be designed to accompany each other. Or you could choose to work on an entirely new topic.

Purpose

Visualizing information with design can play an important role in facilitating comprehension and awareness to an audience. To explore various methodologies for displaying information and to develop strategies for designing effectively and communicating to audiences. To imagine new forms of organizing information and to discover how information can be clarified to create more coherent communication.

Project 2 Visual Diagram

Visual Diagram: is a simplified drawing that shows the appearance, structure, or workings of something; a schematic representation.

Objective

Select an object or an item that could use explanation (i.e. the human heart, a butterfly, a hiking boot, etc.) Using design, create a visual diagram that details:

  1. What an object is made up of and how it is structured
  2. How it behaves/functions
  3. And any additional information that might be relevant to a deeper understanding of it

Project 3 Information Flowchart

Information Flowchart: should focus on information sequencing; explaining a concept through a series of steps: A. B. C., 1. 2. 3., etc. The steps do not have to be presented sequentially but they need to be read/ understood within the context of each other.

Objective

The flowchart must present 5 facts (i.e. metamorphosis of a butterfly, a hiking trail, Battle of Gettysburg, Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, Evolution of the Internet etc.) either:

  1. Historical
  2. Geographic
  3. Time based

Project Details

Stages

  • Phase 1: Research: understanding topic.
    Gathering, organizing and assessing data and content
  • Phase 2: Sketches and concept development
    Figuring what information, you have and how to best represent (charts and graphs)
  • Phase 3: Design and production (Illustrator & InDesign)
  • Phase 4: Revisions and final edits

Specifications

  • Tabloid Poster – 11×17 inches (Vertical or Horizontal layout )
  • Margin: 0.5”
  • Bleed: 0.25”
  • Set up a grid
  • Gutter: .025”

Timeline

  • Week 9-10 Phase 1: Research 
  • Week 10-12 Phase 2: Sketches and concept development       
  • Week 12-13 Phase 3: Design, production and revisions            
  • Week 14-15 Phase 4: Revisions and final edits DUE week15