The Memo about the Ohio state football
Communicating Data: Infographic + Analysis Memo
SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT
Points 125
Submitting a website url or a file upload
Purpose of This Assignment
To practice composing information for public consumption
To become familiar with and apply the theories and principles of design
To demonstrate an understanding of visual rhetoric
To practice describing, analyzing, and justifying design decisions
To consider the ethics of document design
To continue building collaboration skills through effective team communication and management
To continue practicing presentation skills
To continue practicing ethical research and citation practices
We continually consume, produce, and share information. For this unit, we will think critically about how and why we share data (check out the Wikipedia pages for data visualization (Links to an external site.) and infographics (Links to an external site.) for a general overview). As a class, we will explore the various visual rhetorical strategies and design principles involved with visual communication.
Your project will be, as a team, to develop an infographic that demonstrates an understanding of visual design and genre conventions while communicating data to a general (public) audience.
Instructions
Step 1: As a team, decide on a topic and choose the rhetorical aim of your infographic (informative or persuasive). Consider what you want your audience to know.
Step 2: Develop and plan your research questions and gather research data. Your infographic must use data from at least four (4) sources. You are encouraged to and will likely have more, but beware of data dumping/overwhelming your audience. Keep track of your data sources for your reference list.
Step 3: Develop, Design, and Build. Infographics are visual arguments (remember, all communication is persuasive). As such, you should plan/develop your infographic with your audience and purpose in mind (rhetoric!). How do you want your audience to encounter this information? Using the visual rhetorical and design principles we have read and discussed as a class, choose a variety of graphic elements—illustrations, tables, charts, statistics—to convey information on your topic. You should use a variety of graphic elements and facts to communicate the data you've gathered through Step 2.
Step 4: Analysis Memo. As a team, you will be responsible for conducting an analysis of your infographic. In 2-3 pages, this collaborative memo should be addressed to me and discuss Steps 1-3 of this assignment. You should begin with a brief description of the development of the project: the aim of the infographic and the research questions/process. The bulk of this memo, however, should describe, analyze, and justify the design decisions you made in creating the infographic. Finally, include the reference list for your infographic at the end of this memo.
Here is our team infographic now, our topic is Ohio State University’s football, the history, the legacy and what is the OSU team now.
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Purpose
Each section of infographic
Design principles
