Sunderlage-Infographic



The main point of the final exam project was to create an infographic for 1 out of 4 topics for Pewaukee High School. I chose to create an infographic about the new Academic Career Planning and College and Career Readiness program. I wanted to make my infographic with few blocks of text, and include a lot of diversity. I created my infographic by having the information at the top of my design, and mainly pictures at the bottom of my design. I also made it so that the information for younger students was at the top, and the bottom led to graduation and talking about colleges. I used Adobe Photoshop to illustrate all of the artwork and assemble my infographic. I designed my pictures using very little reference, and all of my ideas are original. I presented it on my infographic wiki because infographics are found online. I would also suggest that it should be featured on the PHS website, so that the infographic gets its intended use, but I understand that it would have to be approved first. I used movement by having the graduation cap in the upper middle part of my infographic and having arrows draw your eye down to the bottom designs. I included by making the college in the background the biggest thing on my design, which also symbolizes that college is a big deal. Variety is shown in my infographic from the many types of pictures featured on it, and the different colors involved in them. I used actual space by having the arrows overlapping the college. I am really proud of how quickly I was able to get this project done. I was worried that I would be working up until the very last minute and still not be able to create everything I wanted to, but I was able to include everything I originally planned with some extra time. I think I could’ve improved on creating an infographic with a better color palette. I wanted to make it have a Pewaukee High School theme, but some of the pictures and the arrows involved other bright colors, and I feel it takes away from the overall aesthetic feel of an infograph. My favorite unit was the collage unit because I really liked how most of mine turned out, and I have a really fun time creating collages. I also liked the shape project because I am so proud of my aesthetically pleasing digital version. I really enjoyed the Corporate Identity project because I thought designing a new logo and a 3D product for an actual company was really creative. The book cover wasn’t my favorite project I’ve ever done, but once I printed it out and put it on my book, I felt so giddy at the fact that my art was able to be displayed on a physical book. The most helpful thing I learned in Graphic Design was how to use Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. I have never used them before, but wanted to, and was afraid I would be really confused when starting to learn how to use those programs. However, once I sat down and started working with them, I picked them up pretty fast. Granted, I don’t know all of the functions in the programs, but I know enough to create cool works of art. I believe my work evolved because at the beginning of the semester, I didn’t know how to use Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator, and at the end, I was able to create my infographic on Photoshop without any assistance. I think my designs have also gotten simpler. At the beginning, my shape project, while really nice looking, was really busy and there was lots to look at. Halfway through, my collage projects became simpler and more organized, and not super overwhelming. At the end, my last 3 projects were very minimalist and simple. I am glad I am able to make something look nice while not being cluttered with things. I think that with my designs becoming simpler, it shows that I am becoming more relaxed when it comes to my art projects. I am focusing more on quality, rather than creating something complex.

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Created using pencil, watercolors, brush pens, and gel pens.