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Assignment: Infographics
Due: Week 10, November 6. Email me the link to the infographic and the written
assignment, AND hand me the written assignment in class.
Details: Combining everything you’ve learned about color, typography, shapes,
gestalt, etc., create an infographic that tells a simple story about the media using
data and images.
Guidelines:
To get started, look at the links below. Start by choosing a media-related topic or a
current news or political issue (media usage, film, art, TV, comics, election,
immigration etc.), and do some research to gather information about it. Using
paper, sketch out how you might organize your concepts. Start playing around
with some of the suggested platforms below to see which ones seem the best for
your project.
For inspiration and ideas, look through Pinterest or simply google search for
‘Infographics’.
Paper
A three page reflection paper (Times New Roman 12, double spaced) in two parts.
First, state the kind of infographic you are creating and explain your strategy and
goals for your project. It should include a take-away message (a single statement
that summarizes your key idea), your target audience (where you would publish it,
and who you want to read it), and why your approach is appropriate for that
audience. The second part should describe your process. Write a narrative
description of every step you took and your decision making process. What was
difficult or challenging? What worked? Was there anything you wanted to do that
you couldn’t because of technical reasons?
You do not have to include quotes or references.
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Infographics
Each infographic must meet the following criteria:
*Very important: You must put your name on the infographic’s footer (where you
put your sources) and use your real name when you create an online account to
make your infographic*
* Create a title that encapsulates your main idea
* It should do more than describe phenomena, but it should help explain why
* Make sure your infographic has one clear “take home” message (be able to
summarize in one sentence)
* Include at least eight facts/statistics and use at least five sources for your
research
* Include at least 3 distinct sections
* Combine words, images, graphics and numbers
* Strategically and purposefully use fonts and color
* Cite all information and sources at the bottom
Examples of possible infographic projects:
* A media trend
* Analysis of a Current Affairs story. For example, an overview of immigration
crisis
* An “explainer” (a simplified explanation of a complex problem)
Tip! The best infographics offer something surprising or unexpected. Help your
audience learn something they didn’t already know. Be Creative!!
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Resources
Tutorials:
The Beginner’s Guide to Creating and Promoting Infographics
https://www.crazyegg.com/blog/beginners-guide-to-infographics/
How to make infographics: a beginner’s guide to data visualization
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionalsnetwork/
2014/aug/28/interactive-infographics-development-data
Video tutorial: https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Beginning-Infographics-
Information-Driven-Storytelling/1880133038
Tools for making infographics:
Extensive list of infographic tools: http://coolinfographics.com/tools/
Canva: https://www.canva.com/
Daily Infographic: http://dailyinfographic.com/
Venngage: https://venngage.com/
easel.ly: http://www.easel.ly/
Visme: http://www.visme.co/
piktochart: http://piktochart.com/ (Piktochart’s ultimate guide for making
infographics)
icharts: http://www.icharts.net/
infogram: http://infogr.am/
Google Charts: https://developers.google.com/chart/?hl=en
Photo Infographic Gen
Lite: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mariusSoft.InFotoFree&hl=en
StatPlanet – Create Interactive Maps &
Graphs: http://www.statsilk.com/software/statplanet
Tableau (data visualization): http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/
Wordle (word clouds): http://www.wordle.net/
Hohli (chart maker): http://charts.hohli.com/
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Tagxedo (creative word clouds): http://www.tagxedo.com/
Chartsbin (Create interactive maps): http://chartsbin.com/about/apply
Icon Archive: http://www.iconarchive.com/
Example: //e.infogr.am/js/embed.js?Xhx
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