02 INFORMATION

Information design is the practice of presenting complex data and information in a clear, effective, and user-friendly way to enhance understanding and enable better decision-making. It involves understanding the audience and context to strategically organize, structure, and visualize information, often using tools like infographics, charts, and user interfaces to simplify complexity and improve engagement. 

Read about this diagram

 

Research & Post

POST: 3 x 3

Post: Read about Valentina D’Eilippo

Info Designer: Valentina D’Efilippo

Complete the Survey

02.1 Information Survey

 

Due September 29, 2025

  1. All of the above
  2. Final Receipt poster on DropBox — Do Not Print

October 1, 2025

POST

Types of Charts

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Research a topic and bring in numbers for 3 information graphics

  1. Pie Chart — 3-5 data percentages that add up to 100%
  2. Bar Chart — 5-9 dats points comparing insightful values
  3. Line Chart — A line chart that shows values changing over time — such as the Stock Market

 

 

02
Along the way create A Gallery of 5-7 Infographics related to your topic of interest. It does not have to be exactly what you are interested in.

Post Data and gallery to a this category: 02.4 Charts and Data

 

Charts and Graphs Examples!

7 Types of Bar Charts

AG Charts Gallery

Chart Chooser is a great explanation of chart types

A complete guide to bar charts

Changing the shape of the ends of your bars or using 3-d effects can harm interpretability

Check this out!

Explore the OECD Regional Well-Being Index for your State

Information is Beautiful

Work

Monday, October 6, 2025

02.5 INFOGRAPHIC!

In Class: Discussion of Materials

 

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

  1. Revisions of Concepts Due

In Class: Work in Class

 

Upload your Final Receipt Poster PDF with just two posters

Steps:

  1. Save poster .ai as a “final” version
  2. Delete all other posters except the final two. Clean it up
  3. Save the final poster file again with just the two artboards
  4. Export/”Save as” the two poster final .ai as a “smallest file size” PDF
  5. Name it lastname_reciept_final.pdf
  6. Upload the PDF to  this Dropbox link

If you don’t clean up the AI file to just two posters, all of the artboards will still be in there and the file will be big.

 

Monday, October 13, 2025

Full Comp Critique

In Class: Discussion of Materials

 

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

  1. Revisions of Concepts Due

In Class: Small group discussions and work

 

Monday, October 20, 2025

Final Critique