Author: VMRV

The last class of this spring semester was last week. Students presented their final stories over Zoom for the first time. This was an unusual format for the class as delivery is an important part of this project, but it worked well. Each student delivered a 6-minute story to explain a topic of their choice …

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Students are working on the creation of a visual story that helps convey a deeper understanding of a topic of their choice, provides awareness, reveals unknown information, uncovers needs, and makes areas for improvement evident. They are  also using data to explain and build an argument, show actual evidence and indicate possible ways forward. Here a selection …

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Love dogs? Here's how they're helping sustainability in Mongolia! Please let me know if you see anything that could be improved in the content or design.

How can butterflies help us in the fight against global warming? Take a look at my poster and find out! Any feedback on the design and content clarity would be very appreciated.

Any feedback on how I can improve clarity, flow, or understanding of this design would be much appreciated! The aim is to discuss social mobility in the US. If at any point you are confused, or something is unclear, please let me know!

A visual explanation of factors contributing to the college major choice of students! Please leave any comments or questions on design, content, or structure in the comment section.

This week's task began with a pop-quiz about key concepts from previous weeks' readings and lectures like visual variables, typography, and use of color. For the next exercise, students analyzed the grid system used in information graphics and identified main levels of information. Finally, students started working on the first Project: a visual explanation to …

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This week students moved from the analog to the digital. Students were, once again, tasked with the challenge of explaining complex concepts and processes, like Photosynthesis, Batteries, and the Haber- Bosh Process with digital visual explanations.

This week students learned the Gestalt Principles and Color Theory, and practice sensemaking steps to translate both simple and complex short texts into hand-drawn visual explanations.