This week we worked with infographics. The goal was to produce a product using two sets of national data. The data I chose was the percent of population that had attended college and the percentage of unemployment. The data is represented by the county in the two maps of the U.S. and the information is broken into state averages in many of the infographics. The two base maps allow the user to draw their own basic conclusions about areas where there is a lower college educated population and higher unemployment. Then the information about the state averages introduces the top three and bottom three performers for college education and unemployment in the bar graph. On the left side of the product there is a scatter plot with a trend-line showing that in all of the county data there is a sight trend confirming the basic conclusion that can be drawn. Additionally there is summary information provided in the center of the product referencing the total U.S. averages and year prior statistics.
In
finalizing the layout I decided that the design would look cleaner if I
separated each infographic with its own “neat line.” This would cut down on
confusion of legends and data between infographics and help direct the user
where to look for what information. I chose different areas for the
infographics based off where the map data was for the two U.S maps. I used the
spaces that were best fitted for the infographic to help balance the product as
a whole. I chose a dark background color to represent either water or just a
neutral background for all of the information to be overlaid on. I was able to
use normal legend symbology effectively by curving it around the map features.
This helped with the overall balance of the product as well. Finally I added a
title describing the data and year of the analysis.
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