I've rarely seen my friend Mike, a recent graphic design graduate, get excited about anything really. So when I saw him staring at his computer and shout, "THIS is what I want to do," I immediately demanded to see what brought on the sudden burst of emotion. These are what he was looking at:
These are designs for an Intro to Sociology textbook. Gorgeous, eh? Weird because my friend's style doesn't really seem to reflect the cleanness of these designs, but even he respected the beauty of them. This is everything an infographic should be (well the last one is the cover to the book). It's readable, visually appealing, all the right typography, smart color choices and the right amount of simplicity mixed with visual intricacy. You really have to look at the graphics to know what's going on, but you don't mind because it's actually nice to look at (refreshing for textbook material). I've never really liked doing infographic work, but these works are quite inspiring. Here's the
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Grain Edit this week, they featured lettering work from Danielle Davis. I figured it was appropriate since we just read about typography in class. I love the way lettering makes everything look original, but still professional and Davis does a wonderful job. And she uses cats. Bonus points. These are all like personalized stationary and note cards and I think she does a good job of capturing the style of each person she's designing for and blending it with her own style.
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| I didn't like this at first aesthetically but when I figured it out I found the concept and design quite thoughtful and awesome. What about you? |
I absolutely love the infographics you posted on this. Last Spring, I took the infographics class where I worked as an infographics designer at the Missourian. While there are different rules to follow and things to consider when designing infographics as opposed to pages in magazines, there are a lot of similar concepts that need to be considered in the creation of both.
ReplyDeleteThe graphics you have posted are not only informational, but they are also gorgeous. Like magazines, great infographics are visually appealing and make the audience want to read them. These graphics do a great job of that.
Thanks for sharing these, I absolutely love them. And that cover, wow.
When I think of sociology or any subject-olgy, I feel like the fourth poster you selected for this post. While I know it is trying to organize sociology and what it is, I think it is difficult to comprehend. I do think it is pretty and colorful. I like the second poster better because I like the use of the iconic buildings and monument and the info is just cool. I hope I can take an infographics class at some point, too!
ReplyDeleteI concur. Beautiful infographics! I doubt anyone would HATE these, but I especially love them. I am such a slow reader and, honestly, a terrible listener (I like to call myself a non-verbal learner). So I have such a huge appreciation for these things. I could read a chapter and retain nothing, but study a single infographic and feel comfortable with the concept.
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