chadwick-infographic



In order to create an infographic that displays complex information in a simple and clear way, I created a design to illustrate the goals of the literacy center at Pewaukee High School. I designed my infographic to look like a sky; the background is light blue, there are clouds, birds, and a sun by the title, PHS Literacy, and there is grass lining the bottom of the design. I wanted to create something that was very light and fun, because the literacy venter is trying to get more people to realize that reading can be light, fun, and carefree. The outdoor design is also quite soothing, which won’t be too busy with the rest of the information displayed on the page. I designed the composition so that everything would have it’s place on the page. There aren’t many empty spaces, but everything is spaced out just enough so that there is balance within the design. I also focused on the color green a lot because of “the greenhouse”, but also because it goes well with the outdoor theme. I limited myself to two fonts to give the text unity.

I believe I display good craftsmanship in my infographic because everything is very clean, and there are no weird spaces. In the end, everything turned out balanced, yet full of information without being too overwhelming. The main principle of art I used in this design is space, and it is shown through the spacing between all of the pictures and text that are incorporated into the infographic. I wanted the spacing to be just right so that I could fit everything I needed to include, but also fill the entire page. The main element of art in this design is unity because all of the fonts and colors are similar and do not contrast each other too much. Everything blends well together, and the same font and font size for the subtitles brings everything together.

Overall I feel very pleased with my final infographic. I believe I did a good job at including the right information in order to display the most important facts about the literacy program at PHS. However, I could have created some of my own images to make the design more unique. Although I did create some of my own, I could have done more to make the infographic something that represents my style. Also, some of the green chunks of text looks a little odd with the rest of my design. If I were to do this again I would have either changed the font, the color, or tried a little harder to eliminate more text and include even more images.

My design that I created in the first unit, shape, is very poor. It is too overwhelming and the colors are way to obnoxious. But over the course of the semester, I have learned much more about composition in order to create an effective, aesthetically pleasing design that fits the product I am creating. The most helpful thing I’ve learned from the work I’ve created is how to create an effective design in Illustrator. In the Corporate Identity unit and the Book Cover unit I learned how to make designs to fit a real life product, which is a lot more different than creating a design that is only meant for 2D viewing.

As I said earlier, my shape design was very poor. I didn’t know a thing about design, so later on in the semester when we did the collages and the corporate identity units, I felt a little more comfortable with creating a unique design. Collage taught me how to take already made objects (or text) and turn them into a brand new design that follows a particular theme. Corporate Identity taught me how to follow requirements in order to create products for a real life company, which is what actually happens in the real world. These two final products were much more successful than my shape design, and as we kept going on into the book cover I learned even more. In this book cover design I worked a lot with color and pattern, and I love the final design that I created. Making designs for real 3D products is awesome because you get to see your design function on a real object. Finally, for the last unit, Infographics, I am able to put together all of my skills and create a digital design that includes color, typography, images, and compositional techniques. Without everything I’ve learned this semester, I never would have been able to create this final infographic. When I move on to college this year, I will definitely be able to utilize everything I’ve learned in the various classes I take in order to make my products and presentations more professional. Now at the end of the semester, I am very pleased with the final products I have created and the techniques I learned in order to create those designs.