Infographics: Planning and Wireframing
41mIntermediate2012-01-17
Authors
Shane Snow
Journalist and Cofounder of Contently
Course details
Join Shane Snow as he reviews the first steps in creating infographics, graphic representations of data—organizing sample data and preparing a wireframe. The course takes a tour of several data visualization examples and explains how to select appropriate data, how to organize data in a spreadsheet, and how to prepare a basic wireframe of the infographic in Photoshop.
Learning objectives
Planning a wireframe
Finding stories in the data
Choosing the right visualizations
Planning the dimensions of the infographic
Learning objectives
Planning a wireframe
Finding stories in the data
Choosing the right visualizations
Planning the dimensions of the infographic
Skills covered
InfographicsPhotoshopGraphic DesignAdobeDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
- 02 - Using the exercise files
1. Gallery of Projects
- 03 - Examining the Social Good infographic
- 04 - Exploring the Dogs of War infographic
- 05 - Reviewing the Web Designers vs. Web Developers infographic
- 06 - Reviewing the project for this course
2. Planning and Wireframing
- 07 - Intro to planning and wireframing
- 08 - Determining what to visualize
- 09 - Organizing your data in a spreadsheet
- 10 - Finding stories in your data
- 11 - Choosing the right visualizations
- 12 - Planning the infographic's dimensions
- 13 - Wireframing a basic layout with boxes
Conclusion
- 14 - Final thoughts
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