What is an in·fo·graph·ic?
Sample Infographics/click to view full size
ˌinfōˈgrafik noun 1. A vertical image including text and photos or art, charts or diagrams to represent information and data; the modern infographic is typically meant to be scrolled top to bottom using a mobile device or printed as a poster. As with an effective Powerpoint, an infographic is intended to present complex information quickly and clearly, the difference being that it appears, like a poster, on just one page. "A good infographic is worth a thousand words."
Important Criteria:
- Choice of Images
- Attention to Clarity/Resolution of Images
- Creativity (problem solving/headlines/composite descriptions)
- Layout: Presentation/Organization of info/Composition of Final Infographic/Navigability
- Effective Typography/Readability
Practice 2: Romanticism vs. Realism Infographic
Due on Wed. Jan 22 at beginning at class
Instructions: After viewing the powerpoint on Romanticism vs. Realism in class the first day, you are invited to find one romantic and one realist photo on your own to represent each style effectively and, by answering the questions I've provided in these guidelines, create an infographic illustrating your understanding of the two styles. Powerpoint is suggested software for creating your artwork.Assignment Purpose: To demonstrate that you understand the “atmospheric” differences between romantic imagery versus realist and to show your ability to both identify and discuss two styles of photography that communicate different moods. This practice also allows you to illustrate your further comprehension of the basics of composition you are learning in the textbook readings and from class lecture. Finally, you are given a safe space within which to practice your critiquing skills for later “critique days” where you will be expected to comment constructively on the work of fellow class members.Specific Requirements: Find the work of two photographers whose imagery illustrates a contrast of style--realist vs. romantic. Provide one example from each photographer using original images at a MINIMUM of 1024 X 768 pixels in size at a dpi of 72 or more. (Choose your images for their clarity--no pixelating!)Write a critique that addresses the issues provided as questions below and be prepared to walk the class through your ideas in an oral presentation. The format of the critique you turn in for evaluation will be an infographic (one-page image/text presentation) that shows an understanding of basic composition, and you must have addressed these questions...1. Which photo is romantic and what are the characteristics that identify it as such?2. Which is realist and what are the characteristics that identify it as such?3. What can be observed about the “mood” of each. (Describe it/contrast them.)4. What might be identified as the strengths and weaknesses (technical or aesthetic) of each photo you chose?5. How might each photo be used by marketing professionals to promote a product or cause using.6. Come up with a possible headline and explain how it the headline and image together might persuade a audience7. If a photo artist was to layer these two photographs together into one image how might they effectively them together? (Equal size? One smaller than the other in the final image? One more transparent than the other? What about eye path?) Justify your choices by providing rationale or example composites and talk about the synthesis of the two moods to create a third.Bring your document to class for discussion Tuesday (on a USB drive or accessible online) or email a copy to k.hanger@miami.edu for projecting on screen in class. REMEMBER TO STICK TO HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGES (LARGE PIXEL/1024+SIZE) FILES.SOME RESOURCES
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