02.5 INFOGRAPHIC !

Create an infographic on a topic of your interest that communicates specific concrete information in a visually engaging way.

An infographic is a powerful way of communicating ideas in a visual form. Different types of infographics are used in design and marketing to present information in a simple and visually appealing way.
—Adobe

“Infographic” is a portmanteau of the words “information” and “graphic.” In essence, an infographic is a form of visual communication meant to capture attention and enhance comprehension. In this era, “infographic” has become the broadest descriptor of a specific type of visual communication that includes graphics showing data, copy, or both.
— ColumnFive

Infographics are graphic visual representations of educational content, used to deliver complex information, disseminate scientific research, and drive behavioral change.
— National Library of Medicine?

Infographic Types

Data visualization — charts & graphs and more
Copy (text)— tells a story in short sentences, narratives, and single stats (example: 90% of cell phone uses develop ADHD)
Visual Narratives — Illustration complex ideas or processes using images (example: recipe, types of dogs, etc)
Concept Maps — these create images and metaphors that depict concepts (such as the pyschology of cats, or atomic fusion)
Timeline —the primary organization is time
Map — uses location as the primary focus. Not necessarily geography — a diagram of a bike is a map.
Diagram — Map of an object or process.
List — an collection of images or words that communicate an idea (top ten, a taxonomy, etc)
Editorial — These express the opinions and perspectives of the author. See Chartgiest page
Other type — there are more variations on these. Explore and discover them.

Choose from the following formats:

Horizontal 5 slide Instagram Carousel – 1000px x 5000
Vertical 3 screen web page scroll — try 1500 x 9000 px
Hitchcock Scroller

Include at least 3 Data Types in your infoGraphic
Choose at least three Infographic types one of which must be data visualization. You can have more or use less depending on the complexity of your infographic.

Primary Data Visualization or information concept
a second supporting data type
another type of data

Explore these Readings

Infographic Readings

Progress Post

Category: 02 Info-Progress

Create a progress post that features the following.

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Format: horizontal or vertical

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Types of Infographics: Three from the list above or other research.

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Information: The information you want to bring in with examples of the data as tables, lists, etc.

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Titles:

What is the headline?
What is the subhead?
A short introduction sentence or sentences.

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Color schemes: bring a few 5 color color schemes

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Thumbnails:

Thumbnails sketches of whole design
Detail thumbnails of specific sections

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Visual and graphic style experiments or your own

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Inspiration Gallery: A few examples of styles you admire and may want to emulate

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Start a folder on DropBox with Process files organized for viewing.

Remember, our target platform is a mobile phone so the graphics and text need to be simple and readable on these devices.

Monday, October 6, 2025

Infographic Progress Post
outlined above

Category: 02 Info-Progress

In class: review posts

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

First Draft of Infographic — v1

Filename: lastname_infographic_v1.pdf
Upload to dropbox to folder: 02 Infographic

In Class: Small group discussion and Work in class

Friday, October 10

Upload your Final Receipt Poster PDF with just two posters. If they arent done then have them ready for Monday, October 6

Steps:

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