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ALBERTA COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN
Information Design I - 21175 - VSCM 329Instructors: Jackie
Bagley / Thomas PorostockyFinal execution due Oct. 22, 2013
PROJECT Influence Map, tracking comparative and quantitative
dataHumans show a remarkable need to visualize, understand, and
catalog the worldaround them. We have been mapping geographic
landscapes for centuries, wecreate charts and diagrams to analyze
data and draw conclusions from it.
BACKGROUND Well-executed information graphics create a sense of
context and reveal+ OBJECTIVES relationships between sets
ofinformation, allowing for new conclusions.Design an
autobiographical influence map that maps out your influences You
will combine events in your life, with your personality traits to
create a storythat interconnects.
Show the outcomes of these interconnections as well. These
events can beactual, or fictional, humorous , etc. and should
happen over time you decideover how long years, days, one day,
minutes, hours.
The influence map should include aspects and elements of your
history and/or apersonal journey and convey these elements clearly
and succinctly to youraudience. Your map may include any or all of
the following information designcomponents: statistics, chart(s),
diagrams, graphs, photographs,and illustrations.Begin by creating
sets of data on yourself and personal history(events and
personality traits), organizing and categorizing, so that you
have
layers of information to work with, and you can begin to see the
connectionsbetween your date trends, themes, stories, willl start
to become evident.
Then design 3 additional different graphs/charts that further
enhance the storyyou want to tell. They must relate to the events,
outcomes, personality traits. i.e.1. a timeline that plots them
over time (create at least 2-3 layers of information),2. a line
graph that plots them over time + compares them in a quantitative
way3. a graph (pie chart or bar graph) that compares the
personality traits to theinfluences and how they interconnect,
etc.
These 3 charts/graphs should show quantity and emphasis and
somekind of comparison (i.e. at least 2 different data).
The influence map and the 3 charts/graphs/timelines should all
be on the finalpiece. Design this piece so that it conveys who you
are and captures yourpersonal Style and character.
PROCESS 1. LIST: 30 PERSONALITY TRAITS AND LIST: 50 EVENTSThey
can be fictional, humorous, fantasyEvents can be during one day,
one hour, one plane ride2. Categorize Personality traits into
groups: Negative / positive, Younger, older,
Type of trait, etc.3. Categorize your events into groups4. Start
looking for themes, stories, connections5. Look to see what the
story is or can be. I.e which events created a trait,
which traits influenced an event.6. Create interconnections
between you story/data7. Set up a hierarchy you decide what
criteria to use
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8. Show the outcomes and how they connect to more events and
traitsYou will decide how many traits and events belong to your
story
Begin creating the idea/concept for your influence map only once
you know thedirection / form / look, then developthe map. Only
after that should you begin to create your 3 pies/bar
graphs/linegraph/timelines/(note: the timeline can also be part of
the map)
suggestion: write your traits and events onto post-it notes and
put them on thewall move them around, shuffle them.
Group / categorize them, simplify begin to see a story emerge ,
that youcan develop. Use only the information that is necessary for
the piece you may endup using only 25% of the data you put
together.
METHOD To design information graphics that effectively and
efficiently communicate a seriesof factson a single subject, in
this case, an autobiographical diagram,To relay a complex body of
information within a unified whole,
To create a unified system of type-to-image graphics appropriate
to the subjectmatter.
Consider the following in your design process:
common elements or style or treatment of elements to unify the
facets variety of approaches within a system to maintain the
viewers interest (balanceharmony and contrast through the
manipulation of elements) a typographic system a grid system
editing down your content and/or refinement of the treatment to
ensure efficiency create a process book that clearly documents
development and refinement
FORMAT 23 X 35, vertical or horizontal : Full-colour output,
mounted ontofoam-core board : Trimmed flush to edge
TIMELINE September 24 Introduction to ProjectOctober 1 Sketches
/ proposed direction / sets of Data createdOctober 8 B&W mock
up (tile to size) & colour thumbnails critiqueOctober 15 Color
Mockup (tiled to size) with colour thumbnails
continuedexploration.
October 22 RefinementOctober 28 Group critique of Full Colour
Map hand in project with process
EVALUATION The project is subject to evaluation according to the
following criteria:Design innovation (creativity and originality),
effort and depth of exploration,Quality of execution, Process
