EMPATHIZE
Why is this information important? Who are you designing this infographic for? |
DEFINE
Clearly state the design challenge. What do you hope your target audience will do with the information? We are designing an infographic to teach west Michigan Families about pesticide and fertilizer runoff to inspire them to care for their lawn more responsibly. |
IDEATE
Quickly brainstorm a variety of layout ideas. For example: What types of images will you include?
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PROTOTYPE
Condense your ideas and draft on paper first. Then, build your infographic, without importing all images and text. Create the layout first. Then, Test with peers and make changes as necessary. |
TEST
Share your progress with members of your target market and get feedback so you can improve your design. |
EMPATHY: Know your data and purpose! This is the most important part of your infographic, so be sure you know: What data you are trying to communicate? Why is this information important to communicate? Are you using a credible source for your data? DEFINE: * Having a clear goal for your infographic will ensure you have a successful design. Who you are sharing this information with? What do you hope they will do with the information? |
IDEATE:
Design a few quick mockups first on paper.
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1. Create a folder in your google drive.
2. Share the folder with any group members so they can add images as well. 3. Select the image of interest and check the resolution. It should be higher than 600 X 600. 4. Double tap the navigation pad on your chromebook with two fingers. Select "save image as." 5. Select "Google Drive" and then open the folder you just created. 6. Rename the image so you will be able to find it easily. 7. Select save. NOTE: It is a good idea to credit your image source. You should start a google doc with the image address and name so that you can credit the artist in your website. Many people skip this step, but if you were publishing you website for a very large audience the artist would want credit for using their image. |
View the video to see this process.
Please excuse the video quality. |