
Start with what viewers gain, use icons to answer questions, then lay out in a symmetrical grid with left-to-right, top-to-bottom flow, and center column or two-column layouts with even spacing.
Drive interest with a PowerPoint workflow that builds an infographic by defining four rooms with lines, placing and resizing icons, and duplicating elements to convey spatial layout and message.
Create a final infographic that connects text blocks to images with lines, outlining the goal and data collection. Choose effective visualizations to explain complex ideas and tell the topic's story.
During this course we'll be looking at a real world issue nowadays [the spread of viruses] and learn how to create amazing infographics that display great visual representation, being creative and eye-catching. You will work through understanding your topic, learn how to tell a story, and how to use style and color scheme to maintain a visual hierarchy. This is the perfect opportunity to test yourself with a simple yet beautifully put together infographic.
What you’ll learn:
- Develop your visual graphic through research and sketching
- Design a simple yet concise infographic
Your assignment for this course: Create an infographic with at least 10 icons that will convey a message or raise awareness. Use what you learned about how to best represent different kinds of information. Be creative and have fun assembling the elements relevant to the story icons into a big cohesive graphic.
The infographic can be done through any software you are familiar with I will be using Power Point. You can use: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Excel, Prezi, Tableau, or just pen and paper.
I am mainly working with already made icons from IconFinder in order to create the infographic. I will take you through the research, icon finding, (sketching), layout, electronic development and finally adding style.
Also:
1. Post your project in the QA section with your process so everyone can help each other with their progress and provide constructive criticism.
2. Feel free to post any questions.