Post on 20-Aug-2015
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Crossplatform Journalism Week Six
Pictures have always been powerful
Pictures tell a story
Images are neutral, the reaction isn’t
A picture is worth 1000 words
The evolution of the picture
Graphics beyond the single image
Infographics
But the picture has... evolved?
Evolution or regression?
The Infographic
http://francis-moran.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/infographic_on_infographics.jpg
Simple facts via Wikipedia
Infographic close up
Remember
• Keep it simple– It’s too easy to
complicate diagrams– Provide links to
other material and references– Know what to omit– One fact to one
image– Consider mobile
Further reading...
– http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2010/4/27/10-tips-for-journalists-designing-infographics.html–http://visual.ly/what-makes-good-infographic–http://infogr.am–http://edudemic.com/2012/08/diy-infographics/–http://visual.ly–http://www.datajournalismblog.com/tag/infographic/–http://www.jprof.com/books/infographics/
infographics.html
Tasks for the week
• Take one story you’ve done in the past– What are the traditional visuals that would work
with it?– Can it work as an infographic? What would you put
in? What would you leave out?– Can it work as a single image or is there a single
image you could LOLcat to entice readers to the full story?