This is my initial draft for the project. It's quite limited for a few reasons but I can talk about what I have as of now and where I plan on going with it. The way this information is arranged in the scientific papers I found, I felt it would be best to split up …
Effective Communication
Information design relies on certain objective principles in order to arrange information in a way that makes it easily understandable. This is the entire point of information design, and no matter how complex, or simple a design is, if it doesn't communicate the full extent of the information to the reader in a way that …
Tola Draft 1 Feedback
This is an interesting topic! For structure, I do see three different levels of information in terms of a main title, subtitles, general information, and graphics/images. There is a good amount of white space to let things breathe and I do see some general sectioning, in terms of the image creating the first section, the …
[Project 1 Draft] Explaining a Complex Energy Process
My information design attempts to explain a technological energy process known as bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS). The core idea is burning trees or other plants for energy while pulling in the resulting carbon dioxide and storing it below ground. Since the plants pull more carbon dioxide from the air, the process results in a net removal …
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Visual Explanation of Infographic
Natashia Draft 1 Explanation: Social Mobility
*For context, I’m a Woody Woo major 🙂 The goal of this design was to explain some key findings about social mobility in the United States and how that relates to the achievement of the “American Dream”. In order to do this effectively, it aims to first define what social mobility means in this context, …
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Lindsey’s Visual Project Explanation Draft
The topic of my visual explanation infographic is the factors affecting college major choice. From this poster, I want people to be able to answer such questions as, What factors affect my choice of major? What kind of person chooses a certain major such as electrical engineering or nursing? While I was researching for this visual …
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Hannah’s Explanation for Visual Design
The main story I was trying to depict with my magazine visual was the importance in highlighting the difference effects that PTSD has on women opposed to men. From my research I had discovered that women experience dramatically more intense symptoms of PTSD than men, and I feel this issue has not been depicted well …
Tan – Project- Draft #1
For project 1, my visual explanation aims to clarify the misconceptions regarding the oil palm tree. The oil palm tree is a crop, grown mainly in Malaysia and Indonesia. There are many misconceptions that they are a sustainable plant because they give higher oil yield per plant than most other plants. They make up about …
What is effective information design?– Blog Post #1– Tan Vu
In order to create a good information design infographic, the designer has to consider many factors regarding the use of visual components, grid and layouts and, most importantly, the information itself. A good information design supports and encourages the transfer of knowledge and complies with standards of information hierarchy, appropriate use of visual components, and …
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Design For Understanding 