Composing and Editing Infographics ( 261207)

Learning Outcomes

The program of the curricular unit of Composition and Infographic Editing aims to raise students' awareness of the relevance of the infographic element in the different communication media. It is intended that students use appropriately the technologies currently available for the technical, aesthetic, and functional resolution of information design projects.
The objectives of the course unit are directed towards the enhancement of experimental skills in order to establish a strong relationship between technical and aesthetic to achieve results supported by different modes of display of information.

Study Program

1. Introductory Concepts
History of infography
Basic concepts of infography in communication Basic components of infographic codes
2. Data analysis and visualization
Advanced techniques of research, information gathering, data analysis and information visualization
Rules of organization of information
Basic categories of infographics: Pictograms, Charts, Maps, Diagrams, Composite infographics
3. Infographics
Iconic variables of infography
Infography and journalistic approach to information
Printed infography - two and three-dimensional infography (manual illustration, digital illustration, photography, typography and graphic composition) Dynamic/interactive infographics - animation, interactivity, data visualization and continuous information update
Integration of infography in different media: paper vs. new media
4. Adequate software for the creation of infographics
Image and vector editing tools
Interactive editing tools for data visualization

Bibliography

Baer, K. (2010). Information design workbook: Graphic approaches, solutions, and inspiration plus 30 case studies. Rockport Publishers Inc.

Cairo, A. (2011). Infografía 2.0: Visualización interactiva de información en prensa. Alamut.

Cairo, A. (2012). The functional art: An introduction to information graphics and visualization. Peachpit Press.

Few, S. (2006). Information dashboard design: The effective visual communication of data. O'Reilly Media.