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
Introduction
- Welcome
- Using the exercise files
Gallery of Projects
- Examining the Social Good infographic
- Exploring the Dogs of War infographic
- Reviewing the Web Designers vs. Web Developers infographic
- Reviewing the project for this course
Planning and Wireframing
- Intro to planning and wireframing
- Determining what to visualize
- Organizing your data in a spreadsheet
- Finding stories in your data
- Choosing the right visualizations
- Planning the infographic's dimensions
- Wireframing a basic layout with boxes
Conclusion
- Final thoughts