Category: Week9

Class Info

• Date: Monday 11/04
• Meeting Info: Room P114

• 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”