How To Infographic

Over a period of two weeks I looked and worked with infographics. There were different topics I could choose from and I picked How To Build a Tire Swing. From there three different types of infographics had to be done- image-based, typography based, and sketched. My process included hours of research. What the goal of an infographic is, what does a successful infographic look like, how should I acquire steps in order to accomplish a goal, etc. Looked at what placement was best for which steps and what images. I learned along the way that in order to make a successful infographic more show than tell. Triggering off the text an infographic should still get the message across. Professionally I learned that deadlines are very important in order to get correct and good feedback. I participated in the critique but others were not finished in time so they were not able to get the valuable critique. And also some challenges I face is continuing my mission of coming up with an original idea. This still needs practice in order to create great original designs. Something different that I would do is ask for specific critique not the marshmallow fluff that seemed to be going on which is not a bad thing but in order to become better students should be able to say the hard things to each other. And I would allow more time for the creative part of making the infographic rather than rushing. I would continue to do the critique in anything that I do. Get feedback for my t-shirt designs because no one is meant to design alone.

In explaining my design 
I chose blue and yellow for somewhat complementary colors and Good Year (tire company) has their colors as blue and yellow and it is an infographic about TIRE swings. Here was the original sketch idea.

VML Visit

On October 10th my graphic design class and I visited VML. We had a Q & A question with Aaron Evanson the executive creative director. Here are some of the things I took away from the session

-Being good at one thing is beneficial

-It is important to maintain mind, body, and soul in a healthy state

-Portfolio work is more important than the education

-Do something unexpected in your designs

-When working in a group 1 person in charge

-When in charge be as clear as possible in your directions and expectations

-Keep track of what you are doing 

-Get inspired 

-Be able to defend your design clients

Most of the questions I asked were about leadership and being able to maintain a healthy team to work with. VML has many big clients and are very inspirational. One day a year all of the branches close down and they go out and serve the community. That is what the picture below is showing. Using the hashtag WeAreVML members uploaded pictures of their serving experience.