Name:alexiason

Date:25/08/2014

Unit1.Infographics
CriterionA.InquiringandAnalysing

DesignSituation:
Afteradministeringasurveytoaspecifiedgroupofpeopleincampus,youwillbecreatinganinfographic
basedontheresultsofyoursurvey.Yoursurveyshouldbeanytopicthatisrelatedtohowpeopleuse
technology.

Example:
Topic:FacebookUsageinAISMMiddleSchoolStudents(6th8thGrade)
Targetaudience:Middleschoolstudents(6th8thGrade)
MainPointsoftheSurveyandInfographics:
1.HowmanyFacebookusersarethereamongstAISMmiddleschoolstudentsintermsof:
a.gender(malevs.female)
b.gradelevel(6thvs.7thvs.8thgrade)
c.agerange
d.nationality/citizenship
e.levelofactivity(inactive,rarelyactive,moderatelyactive,highlyactive)
2.WhatarethemainpurposesofusingFacebookformiddleschoolstudents?
3.WhatdevicesdotheyusetoaccessFacebook?
4.HowdoestheirusagecomparetoglobalstatisticsofFacebookusers?

PartI:
1.Completethetablebelow:
Topic:

howmanypeopleownamacbookinMiddleschoolatAISM?

Targetaudience:

6th8thgradestudentsatAISM

Mainpointsof
proposedsurveyand
infographics:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Howlonghaveyouhadyourmacbookfor?
Doyouhaveamacbook?
Whatdoyoudoonyourmacbook?
Howmuchtimedoyouspendonthemacbook?
Whatisyourpreferredmacbook?
Whatisyourexperiencewithyourmacbook(veryexperienced,poorly
experiencedetc)?
7. Whatisyourmostusedappsonyourmacbook?
8. Ifyouhadthechancewouldyouswitchfrommacintoshtowindows,if
yes!Why?

2.Inonedetailedparagraph,explainandjustifythereasonswhythereisaneedtoaddressthetopicyou
havechosenthroughtheuseofinfographics.Whydoesyourtargetaudienceneedtoseeyourproposed
infographics?Whatbenefitswilltheygetfromseeingtheinfographics?
Thetopicthatihavechosenitaverygoodwaytoseewhatthemajorityofourschoolusesintermsof
laptops,macbooksareveryefficientforschoolandtheyareabletosupplyuswithmanydifferentthings
suchasapps.Macbooksareverypopularandwiththeuseofinfographicsicanandwecanseeavisual
representationofinformationordataonthistopic.thiscanberepresentedinagraphordiagramandthats
whatwearedoing.throughthistopicihavechosenmytargetaudienceisabletogetaviewingaboutthe
useofmacbookonwiththepeoplearoundus,wecanunderstandwhattheirfavoriteappsare,therelevel
ofexperienceetcthisinformsthemwhatthemajorityofinfographicsresponsesgivethemwherewe
standwithourmacbooksintermsofuse,thereasonsforwhymacbooksarebetterthanotherlaptop
makesorworse.

3.InyourGoogleDrivefolder,createasurveyaboutyourtopic.Thisisthesurveythatyouwillgiveyour
targetaudiencelater.
Postthelinkofyoursurveybelow:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qOzKk2PWRk8ZOGkyeJaRv5Y_x9FdPHC6run5wmM6WA/viewform?u
sp=send_form

4.Analyseatleast3differentexamplesofinfographicsaboutmediaand/ortechnologyuse.
Lookfor1welldoneproject,averageandpoorlydone.
Samplelink:http://graphs.net/infographicsonmedia.html

Completethetablebelow:
Sample
Infographic:

1:Outstanding

2:Average

3:Poorlydone

a.Link:

http://graphs.net/infographics
onmedia.html

http://graphs.net/infographic
sonmedia.html

http://graphs.net/infogra
phicsonmedia.html

b.Layoutand
organization
ofcontent

nameofinfographic:
socialmedia's,growing
impactonrelationships

wellorganized,advertised
verywell,catchyimagesand
colors,interestingtext

nameoninfographic:
theworldoftelecommuting

verytothepoint,bold
colors,informativebuta
littleboringonsomeslides
butsomearedonevery
catchyway!!

nameofinfographic:
Mobilefriendlyemails

itsverysimple,tomany
graphsusedtoshare
information.goodcolors
used!

c.Color
scheme

pinks,reds,verybright,
greys,blacks,bluesbold
yellowsandblackmain
colorful,catchyandverygirly colorsbutalsocatchycolors colorsused,redand
used
othercolorslikeblues
thatareusedinthe
graphingline.

d.Interactive
features

piegraphs,facts,statistics

maps,bargraphs,charts

linegraphs,bargraphs,
piegraphs,

e.Clarityand
readability

good,boldtext.usedin
appropriateplaces.

verygood,clear
understandingandreading
textusedalongwith
imagestoandboxes

graphsareclearlyand
neatlydone,
understandable.clear
neattextusedwitha
goodcontrastincolors!

f.Visual
elements
used

people,pituresofsocial
mediasused,hearts

maps,boxes,buildings,
flags

graphs,allpresentedin
aaniphoneboarder.

g.Accessibility

itsonthiswebsitethatwas
providedtous.
http://graphs.net/infographics
onmedia.html

itsonthiswebsitethatwas
providedtous.
http://graphs.net/infographic
sonmedia.html

itsonthiswebsitethat
wasprovidedtous.
http://graphs.net/infogra
phicsonmedia.html

h.Overall
quality

verygood,clear,informative
andseriousnotbad
information,catchy
infographics.

verytothepoint,clearbut
canbeabigboringinsome
places,veryinformative!

thisinfographicisvery
informative,clearto
readbutifinditboring
andnoteyecatching!

PartII.Research
Instructions:
a.Listatleast5guidequestionsforresearchaccordingtotheirimportance(#1Mostimportant).
Thequestionsmustbeaboutyourtopic,youraudience,ortoolsandtechniquesformakinginfographics.
b.Lookforprimaryandsecondarysourcesthatyoucanusetogatherinformation.CiteyoursourcesinMLA
format.
Primarysources:interviewwithpeers,expertsetc,surveys,actualproductinformation,etc.

Secondarysources:websites,books,journals,magazines,videos,podcasts,TVandradioshows,etc.
c.Brieflysummarizethemainpointsofyourresearch.
d.Discussthesignificanceoftheresearchinformationtoyourinfographicsproject.
e.Putallyouranswersinthetablebelow.

Order GuideQuestions
of
forResearch

Impor
tance

SourcesofInformation
(PrimaryorSecondary)
MLAFormat

MainPointsof
Research
Information
Gathered

Significanceof
Informationto
YYour
InfographicsProject

h11.

"6 Tips to Create an

Eye-Catching Info Image for
your Nonprofit." Media Cause
RSS2. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Sept.
2014.
<http://mediacause.org/6-tips-t
o-create-info-image-nonprofit/>
.

symbolorpictureto
showwhatyouare
talkingabout
primarypoints:use
differentcolors,and
makeheadlinesclear
andunderstandable
secondarypoints:
smallertextandless
colors
eyecatching:use
differentelements.

thiswillhelpmeimprove
myinfographicasiwill
knowwhattoaddanddo
init!

howdoyoumakean
interestingandeye
catching
infographic?

whatnottohavein
aninfographic?

"19 Warning Signs Your

Infographic Stinks." 19 Warning
Signs Your Infographic Stinks.
N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2014.
<https://blog.kissmetrics.com/i
nfographic-warning-signs/>.

badgrammar,and
language.
boringanimations,
transitionsand
presentations.
factsthatarenot
true,
badmusicorvoice
thatdoesn'tmatch
yourinfographic

ichoosethisbecauseit
teachesmenottoaddand
doinmyinfographicsin
termsofmakingitboring
andstink!

whatarecool
featuresyoucanadd
toyourinfographic
usingpowtoon?

"New Powtoon features for

animation and presentation."
New Powtoon features for
animation and presentation.
N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2014.
<http://www.powtoon.com/blog
/4013-and-counting/>.

BrandnewHandstyle
12differnttypes,youcan
haveacoolereffecton
presentation
Characteranimations:
thisgivesacooler
effect,asyoucanhavea
moreeyecatching
momentswithanimation
loops

i'mnotsurewhatappim
goingtousetocreatemy
infographicbutithinkim
usingpowtoonsoithink
itsgoodifiknowsome
coolfeaturesonit!

googledevelopers:
youcanmakecharts,
powerfulandsimple.
youcanmakecharts
fityouwebsiteusing
effects!
piktochartmakes
youchangeboring
informationintocool
infographiceffect.

thisgivesmeanideaof
whatappimgoingtouse
forcreatingmyfinal
infographic.

youshouldhavea
macbook34years
systemget
outdated

thiswilltellmeifpeople
(mytargetaudience)uses
theremacbookcarefully
andtakecareofthem
fromresponses

whatisapreferred
websiteorprogram
tousewhenmaking
aninfographic?

"Creative Bloq." 10 free tools for

creating infographics. N.p., n.d.
Web. 25 Sept. 2014.
<http://www.creativebloq.com/i
nfographic/tools-2131971>.

howlongshould
macbookslastyou?

"How long will your Mac last

for?."macographynet. N.p., n.d.
Web. 25 Sept. 2014.
<http://macography.net/2012/
03/how-long-will-my-mac-last-f
or/>.

DesignBrief:


In1paragraph,summarize
your
analysisofyourresearch.

Answerhere:
overall,iresearchontechniquesintoolsaboutmyinfographicsandialso
researchedonmyproductandtheaudiencetoknowmacbooksalittlemore.
overallinowknowwhatishouldandshouldn'tdowhencreatingan
infographics,ialsoknowwhatcoolfeaturesyoucanaddusingpowtoonasi
thinki'musingthatapp.iwantedtoknowothergoodappsoutthereandsoi
didsomeresearchonthataswell.ithinki'mclearandreadytocreatemy
infographicvideo.

In1paragraph,describe
yourproposed
infographics:
a.Whatareyoumaking?
(Briefdescriptionofthe
proposed
product)
b.Whowillbenefitfromthe
infographics?
(Targetaudience/users)
c.Howwilltheinfographics
beusefulto

thetargetaudience?
(Purposeofthe
product)

iammakinganinfographicvideoabouttheuseofmacbookinmiddleschool
ataism,alongwiththatimadeasurveyansweringquestionsabout
macbook.thepeoplethatwillbenefitfrommyinfographicwillbemytarget
audienceasiameducatingthemonamacbookwhichisasourceof
technologyandhopefullytheywilllikeit.itwillbeusefulinthesensethatitis
educatingpeopleonatopictodowithtechnologywhichisalaptopcalled
themacbookandtheresultswillteachpeopleaboutthemacbookandthe
amountofpeoplethathaveit,whatismorepreferredandmacbookor
windows.