Author: M. Genevieve Hitchings (Page 4 of 12)

Class Info

• Date: Monday 11/06
  
• Meeting Info: Room P114

Topic

Introduction to Project 2 & 3 >>Activities/Projects/Project2&3

1. Visual Diagram
2. Information Flowchart
3. 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)
4. >>Student Project 2&3 Past Examples

Activities and Lab Time

• Final edits to Project 1
  • Save your PDF(s) into >>Assignment 4: Design Development dropbox folder by 12PM, on Monday so I can print before class
  • Review the GRADING Rubric
• 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)
• >>Lecture/Information Design A Brief History
• >>Assignment 2 Presentations  final in-class Chart & Graph presentations
• Lab time to work

Homework

1. FINAL Due Week 9 Monday 11/07/22
   Please make a folder with your name and save your final design as a PDF into the >>Assignment5-InfoGraphic-Final Dropbox folder
2. 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”

Class Info

• Date: Monday 10/30 
• Meeting Info: Room P114

Topic

Information Hierarchy and the Principles of Design
Project 1 Visually tell an educational story with researched and fact based information using charts and graphs

1. Graphs and Charts Continued
2. Working with data: Spreadsheets and Pivot Tables
3. Illustrator Creating Graphs and Charts – Treemap Chart

Activities and Lab Time

• DUE: In class critique of >>Assignment 4: Design and Development
  • Save your PDF(s) into >>Assignment 4: Design Development dropbox folder by 12PM, on Monday so I can print before class
  • Present and critique each others work to date. Bring sketches!
  • Review the GRADING Rubric

• >>Assignment 2 Presentations  final in-class Chart & Graph presentations
• >>Assignment 4: Design and Development continue to refine
• >> InDesign Template Working with a grid
• Excel and Illustrator Lesson Creating a treemap chart >>LessonsFolder-WeeklyDataSketches
• >>Lecture/Information Design A Brief History
• Lab time to work

Homework

1. FINAL Due Week 9 Monday 11/07/22
   Please make a folder with your name and save your final design as a PDF into the >>Assignment5-InfoGraphic-Final Dropbox folder