Course Information
Course Overview
Learn how to tell a story with info-graphics. Design simple infographic & raise awareness with eye-catching infographics
During this course we'll be looking at a real world issue nowadays [the spread of viruses] and learn how to create amazing infographics that display great visual representation, being creative and eye-catching. You will work through understanding your topic, learn how to tell a story, and how to use style and color scheme to maintain a visual hierarchy. This is the perfect opportunity to test yourself with a simple yet beautifully put together infographic.
What you’ll learn:
- Develop your visual graphic through research and sketching
- Design a simple yet concise infographic
Your assignment for this course: Create an infographic with at least 10 icons that will convey a message or raise awareness. Use what you learned about how to best represent different kinds of information. Be creative and have fun assembling the elements relevant to the story icons into a big cohesive graphic.
The infographic can be done through any software you are familiar with I will be using Power Point. You can use: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Excel, Prezi, Tableau, or just pen and paper.
I am mainly working with already made icons from IconFinder in order to create the infographic. I will take you through the research, icon finding, (sketching), layout, electronic development and finally adding style.
Also:
1. Post your project in the QA section with your process so everyone can help each other with their progress and provide constructive criticism.
2. Feel free to post any questions.
Course Content
- 3 section(s)
- 13 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Introduction
- Section 2 Further exploration
- Section 3 Conclusion
What You’ll Learn
- Design a simple yet concise infographic, Develop your visual graphic through research and sketching, Create an infographic scene and tell a story with visuals, Choose the right colour palette, Learn how to define your goals, Tips to adding style and make your infographic estetically pleasant
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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SShannon Ramsey
This was not what I expected. This course is primarily about tips and resources on making infographics. And then, briefly, we are shown the process of making an infographic. I could have found this information for free.
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MMarlenn Flores Goytia
Thank you! Everything was straight to the point. Short but effective. I was looking for something like this.
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AAndrea L Heckert
The instructor provided the foundational information in a logical and well paced way. I would have liked to see more examples throughout the lectures (e.g., the agricultural infographic at the beginning was excellent). It would have been helpful to have had an opportunity to review good examples and have the instructor explain if and how the infographics met these foundational elements.
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DDidier Drogba
The course is about infographics theory and not about making infographics so it should be titled as such. The material from the course could be and is covered in a single blogpost. Overall I do not recommend paying for such content. I got it for free but still one star for wasting my time.