Project Two

Infographics

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Infographics – What are they, and how are they used successfully?

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“Information graphics or infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present information quickly and clearly. They can improve cognition by utilizing graphics to enhance the human visual system’s ability to see patterns and trends.” -(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infographic)

 

I searched for examples of infographics, designed for different audiences/purposes so I can start to get an idea of what audience I want to target for the project. I came across the website loveinfographics.com and found the following infographics;

1) “The Ultimate Bachelor Party Survival Guide”
bachelor-party-guideWhat I have taken from this infographic:

  • Sticking to three colours is a good way to go about it – sections can be emphasised by a certain colour but by having more than two it makes it more appealing to look at.
  • Sectioning the infographic is a good structure: It could be designed as a ‘step-by-step’ guide or split into different points to make the information more clear

 

 

 

2) “Foods that make you smarter”

foods-that-make-you-smarter-INFOGRAPHICWhat I have  taken from this infographic:

  • Again, it sticks to a minimal 3 colours
  • There is almost an even mixture of text and images – it isn’t too packed full of text which makes the infographic look clearer to read
  • I have began to learn that a lot of infographics are in long rectangular strips, starting at the top and going through to the bottom

 

 

 

3) “It Pays To Hope” – (http://abduzeedo.com/cool-infographic-designs)

08What I like from this infographic:

  • I like how the images are photographs and placed in three columns to technically very organised, however they have a ‘scattered’ look.

 

4) Timeline of Video Games – (http://abduzeedo.com/cool-infographic-designs)

download What I liked about this infographic:

  • The simplicity of it – its a timeline with images, literally.

Brief for Project Two: Multi Format Data Visualisation

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For our second project this semester is it all about adapting complex information, clearly and beautifully across a range of media platforms.

The information we need to be ….. is about Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity.

My starting point: Learn what he theory actually is…

“Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity is one of the towering achievements of 20th-century physics. Published in 1916, it explains that what we perceive as the force of gravity in fact arises from the curvature of space and time. Einstein proposed that objects such as the sun and the Earth change this geometry.” – (https://www.newscientist.com/round-up/instant-expert-general-relativity/)

“In 1905, Albert Einstein determined that the laws of physics are the same for all non-accelerating observers, and that the speed of light in a vacuum was independent of the motion of all observers. This was the theory of special relativity. It introduced a new framework for all of physics and proposed new concepts of space and time.Einstein then spent 10 years trying to include acceleration in the theory and published his theory of general relativity in 1915. In it, he determined that massive objects cause a distortion in space-time, which is felt as gravity.” – (http://www.space.com/17661-theory-general-relativity.html)