Plan601 e session 5 lesson

ASSEMBLING A NARRATIVEPLAN601E VERBAL AND VISUAL: INFORMATION GRAPHICS (SESSION 5)

Pose a problem: “An outcast patriarch tries to win back his family’s good graces.”

PREMISE: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPT THAT DRIVES THE PLOT

Ask a question: “What if you had to live the same day over and over?”


Trace a route: “Find 100,000 deutsch marks and get across town (i.e. the roads not taken).”


THREE ACT STORY

ACT 1: SET UP – SETTING, CHARACTERS, AND PROBLEM INTRODUCEDConfined to a wheelchair, Jefferies spends the day watching his neighbors. Lisa wants Jefferies, but he acts distracted.

ACT 2: TURNING POINT – PROBLEM GETS COMPLEXA neighbor appears to have killed a dog that was digging up the garden; Jefferies thinks the neighbor has murdered his wife, but his detective friend doesn’t believe him.

ACT 3: DENOUEMENT – CLIMAX HAPPENS AND PROBLEM RESOLVEDJefferies convinces Lisa to sneak into the neighbor’s apartment to find evidence of the murder, but they both almost get murdered themselves. Now that she is a co-conspirer, Jefferies agrees to marry Lisa. Lisa is happy.

Organize a presentation with three “acts” or “chapters”: 1) set the characters and context; 2) detail a problem; 3) resolve the problem. Let story lead your narrative, not data.

WAYS TO TELL A STORYOrganize a presentation with three “acts” or “chapters”: 1) set the characters and context; 2) detail a problem; 3) resolve the problem. Let story lead your narrative, not data.

BUILD A CASE

Provide information and argue for a specific interpretation

ACT 1: Background informationACT 2: Fine-grained analysis of a situationACT 3: Findings or proposal


INDUCTIVE STUDY

Bring a single, on-the-ground phenomenon into larger context

ACT 1: Survey individual instances of a phenomenonACT 2: Explore the phenomenon in context of a larger

system/set of factorsACT 3: Draw some conclusions based on the evidence

WAYS TO TELL A STORYOrganize a presentation with three “acts” or “chapters”: 1) set the characters and context; 2) detail a problem; 3) resolve the problem – narrate with stories not data

EXPLORE A SCENARIO

Explain a problem or condition through the experience of stakeholders

ACT 1: Describe a character and their issues/concerns ACT 2: Detail the mechanism that could serve themACT 3: Describe how the character is served by the proposed program or service


EVALUATION

Explore the strengths and weaknesses of a given phenomenon, issue or dimension

ACT 1: Set a baseline: establish existing conditions and explain them in contextACT 2: Evaluate conditions or solutions via matrix comparison, continuum, pros and cons, etc.ACT 3: Make recommendations

Look at the presentation. What is the premise? What are the three acts?

Are the three acts the same in the poster as in the presentation? Are they communicated in the same ways?

What elements receive priority in the visual hierarchy of each? How does that affect the narrative of each?

What content is harder or easier to engage with in either of the two formats? Why?

REVIEWING PREVIOUS STUDENTS’ WORK

ELEMENTS OF A STORYBOARD


DIALOGUE

WHAT YOU SEE

HOW THIS FITS IN SEQUENCE

NOTES ON WHAT YOU SEE


Storyboards do not have to be well drawn. They only have to communicate your ideas (and should be more explicit than this one)

ACT 1MAIN IDEA

ACT 2MAIN IDEA

ACT 3MAIN IDEA

1) Make a grid with headers for each act of your story and write out the main idea of each act

STORYBOARDING:CARD-SORTING APPROACH

2) Write/sketch all of your ideas, existing visuals and key facts onto post-its or index cards.

STORYBOARDING:COLLAGE APPROACH

FACT

FACT

FACT

FACTFACT

IDEA

IDEA

IDEA

IDEAOBSERVATION

DIAGRAM

GRAPH

GRAPH

GRAPH

GRAPHMAP / DRAWING

PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

ACT 1MAIN IDEA

ACT 2MAIN IDEA

ACT 3MAIN IDEA

3) Place the post-its or index cards in the grid, grouping content based on the ideas you want to express.


FACT

FACT

FACT

FACTFACT

FACT

IDEA

IDEA

IDEAIDEA

IDEAIDEA

IDEAIDEA

GRAPH

GRAPH

MAP / DRAWING

MAP / DRAWING

MAP / DRAWING

MAP / DRAWING

MAP / DRAWING

MAP / DRAWING

MAP / DRAWING

MAP / DRAWING

MAP / DRAWING

PHOTO PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

DIAGRAM

DIAGRAM

DIAGRAM

ACT 1MAIN IDEA

ACT 2MAIN IDEA

ACT 3MAIN IDEA

4) Talk through your presentation – thinking especially about how you transition from one idea to another. What else do you need?


FACT

FACT

FACT

FACTFACT

FACT

IDEA

IDEA

IDEAIDEA

IDEAIDEA

IDEAIDEA

GRAPH

GRAPH

MAP / DRAWING

MAP / DRAWING

MAP / DRAWING

MAP / DRAWING

MAP / DRAWING

MAP / DRAWING

MAP / DRAWING

MAP / DRAWING

MAP / DRAWING

PHOTO PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

DIAGRAM

DIAGRAM

DIAGRAM

ACT 1MAIN IDEA

ACT 2MAIN IDEA

ACT 3MAIN IDEA

5) Revise. Re-sequence or re-group post-its/cards; re-visit main ideas; edit and identify gaps in content (ideas and/or visuals).


FACT

FACT

FACT

FACTFACT

FACT

IDEA

IDEA

IDEAIDEA

IDEAIDEA

IDEAIDEA

GRAPH

GRAPH

MAP / DRAWING

MAP / DRAWING

MAP / DRAWING

MAP / DRAWING

MAP / DRAWING

MAP / DRAWING

MAP / DRAWING

MAP / DRAWING

MAP / DRAWING

PHOTO PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

PHOTO

DIAGRAM

DIAGRAM

DIAGRAM

1) Draw grid of boxes, leaving column on right for your premise, three acts and main ideas.

STORYBOARDING: BLANK PAGE APPROACH

Premise:

Act 1:

Act 2:

Act 3:

Main Ideas:

2) Assign each box a message to convey (these can later become headlines).


Message Message Message



Premise:

Act 1:

Act 2:

Act 3:

Main Ideas:




FACT

FACT

FACT

FACT

FACT

FACT

FACT

IDEA IDEA

IDEA

IDEA

IDEA

IDEA

3) Sketch content into each frame, including key facts, graphics and photo documentation to support the message (not just based on what you have).


Premise:

Act 1:

Act 2:

Act 3:

Main Ideas:




FACT

FACT

FACT

FACT

FACT

FACT

FACT

IDEA IDEA

IDEA

IDEA

IDEA

IDEA

4) Talk through your presentation – how do the transitions work? Does the content support your premise and your main ideas? Does it require more supporting information or clarification?


Premise:

Act 1:

Act 2:

Act 3:

Main Ideas:




FACT

FACT

FACT

FACT

FACT

FACT

FACT

IDEA IDEA

IDEA

IDEA

IDEA

IDEA

5) Revise. Re-sequence / re-group cards; re-visit main ideas; edit and identify gaps in content (ideas / visuals).


Premise:

Act 1:

Act 2:

Act 3:

Main Ideas:

1) Brain dump. List all main points in the order they occur to you.STORYBOARDING: MY APPROACH

main point A

main point b

main point N

main point X

main point v

main point L

2) List any assumptions or key ideas required to understand or accept any of these points, build any especially significant ones into the list

STORYBOARDING: MY APPROACH

assumptionkey idea

assumptions

key idea

main point A

main point b

main point N

main point X

main point v

main point L

4

7

3) Put your list in sequence. STORYBOARDING: MY APPROACH

assumptionkey idea

assumptions

key idea

main point A

main point b

main point N

main point X

main point v

main point L

1

2

3

5 4

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7

4) Recopy the list and identify act/chapter breaks with main ideas. Evaluate per timing, duration and tonal needs, and readjust.


assumptionkey idea

assumptions

key idea

main point A

main point b

main point N

main point X

main point v

main point L

1

2

3

5 4

56

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5) Draw out a grid of boxes on a blank sheet of paper or whiteboard.STORYBOARDING: MY APPROACH

FACT

FACT

6) Starting at the beginning, sketch out the slides to support each of your main points.


Main Point 1 Main Point 2

Main Point 3

FACT

IDEA

FACT

Main Point 4


ASSUMPTION

Main Point 7

ASSUMPTION FACT

IDEA


Message Message

Message

FACT

FACT

7) Annotate each frame with the message of that individual slide. Confirm that that message supports the main point it is meant to.



Main Point 3

Message

FACT

IDEA

Message Message

FACT

Main Point 4

Main Point 5

Message

Main Point 6

Message

ASSUMPTION

Main Point 7

ASSUMPTION

Message

FACT

IDEA


Message Message

Message

FACT

FACT

8) Revise. Re-sequence; evaluate coherence, timing, pace and story arc; edit and identify gaps in content (ideas / visuals). Make additions.



Main Point 3

Message

FACT

IDEA

Message Message

FACT

Main Point 4

Main Point 5

Message

Main Point 6

Message

Main Point 7

Message

FACT

IDEA

Message

FACT

IDEA

ASSUMPTION

ASSUMPTION

STORYBOARDING EXERCISE

SOLIDIFY YOUR PREMISE 10

IDENTIFY YOUR THREE ACTS/CHAPTERS 10

BUILD YOUR STORYBOARD 20

Start with main ideas/points

GROUP DISCUSSION 20

ASSIGNMENT 5

Title of yourpresentation

Title; 5-10 slide presentation

PDF 1, 7.5”x10”

Intertitle; 1-3 slides storyboard and revisions

Intertitle; sketches, notes, precedents and revisions Including poster sketches if you have them!

Storyboard

Sketches, notes, precedents

and revisions

Headline tells me the message of this slide

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Presentation board/poster

OPTIONAL PDF 2, 24”x36”

Title ofyour poster

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SCORED OUT OF 20 POINTS

Clarity and coherence of narrative constructed? (/6)

Thoughtfulness, suitability and/or creativity in representation? (/5)

Engagement with and evaluation of different representational strategies (as evidenced in the slide deck by sketches, precedents, notes and finished work)? (/5)

Deployment of tools demonstrated and feedback provided in the course? (/4)

ASSIGNMENT 5

Poster scored out of 10 pts

No resubmissions

2 pts for each day late

Assignment 5 blog comments due

by 12pm, Tuesday 5/17

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Plan601 e session 5 lesson

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