Name:PabloMonterroso

Date:August25,14

Unit1.Infographics
CriterionA.InquiringandAnalysing

DesignSituation:
Afteradministeringasurveytoaspecifiedgroupofpeopleincampus,youwillbecreatinganinfographic
basedontheresultsofyoursurvey.Yoursurveyshouldbeanytopicthatisrelatedtohowpeopleuse
technology.

Example:
Topic:FacebookUsageinAISMMiddleSchoolStudents(6th8thGrade)
Targetaudience:Middleschoolstudents(6th8thGrade)
MainPointsoftheSurveyandInfographics:
1.HowmanyFacebookusersarethereamongstAISMmiddleschoolstudentsintermsof:
a.gender(malevs.female)
b.gradelevel(6thvs.7thvs.8thgrade)
c.agerange
d.nationality/citizenship
e.levelofactivity(inactive,rarelyactive,moderatelyactive,highlyactive)
2.WhatarethemainpurposesofusingFacebookformiddleschoolstudents?
3.WhatdevicesdotheyusetoaccessFacebook?
4.HowdoestheirusagecomparetoglobalstatisticsofFacebookusers?

PartI:
1.Completethetablebelow:
Topic:

PhoneUsageinAISMMiddleSchoolStudents(6th8th)

Targetaudience:

AISMGrades68

Mainpointsof
proposedsurvey
andinfographics:

Howmanypeoplehavephonesinthosegrades?
MalevsFemale
Howmuchtheyusetheirdevice?
MalevsFemale
Whattypeofdeviceisit?
MvsF

2.Inonedetailedparagraph,explainandjustifythereasonswhythereisaneedtoaddressthetopicyou
havechosenthroughtheuseofinfographics.Whydoesyourtargetaudienceneedtoseeyour
proposed
infographics?Whatbenefitswilltheygetfromseeingtheinfographics?
IthinkIneedtoaddressmytopic(Cellphoneusageinmiddleschool)sowe
cangetavisualonhowmuchthecurrentgenerationrelaysonandhascell
phones.Thisisveryimportantsothattheycanseehowthecurrentagehas
changed,andhowourdailylivesareaffectedbythetechnology.Ithinkitwill
makepeoplegetagrasponhowmuchexactlythisisandinfographicsare
veryvisualsopeoplewillbeabletomakethatconnectiononhowmuchit
reallyis.


3.InyourGoogleDrivefolder,createasurveyaboutyourtopic.Thisisthesurveythatyouwillgiveyour
targetaudiencelater.
Postthelinkofyoursurveybelow:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1EGqACdjmDfojSy5BO2tks4n2oLfm44X21Gs
adIzsNWA/viewform

4.Analyseatleast3differentexamplesofinfographicsaboutmediaand/ortechnologyuse.
Lookfor1welldoneproject,averageandpoorlydone.
Samplelink:http://graphs.net/infographicsonmedia.html

Completethetablebelow:
Sample
Infographic:

1:Outstanding

2:Average

3:Poorlydone

a.Link:

http://www.meltwater.co
m/publicrelationsblog/s
ocialmediaimpactpubli
crelationsinfographic/

http://www.themarysue.co
m/socialmediaruinsmind
sinfographic/

http://www.pinterest.com/p
in/340444053054965734/

b.Layout
and

organizatio
n
of
content

Veryorganizedand
clearbordersbetween
information

Sectionscontaindifferent
bitsofinformation,
organized,butalittlebusy

Toobusyandthereistoo
muchtext

c.Color
scheme

Manynicewelcoming
colorsthatisappealing
totheeye

Afewcolorsbutenoughto Asmallrangecolors
makeitnice

d.
Interactive
features

Afewinteractive
features

Therearenonebutthere
isalotofinformation

Therearenone,over
shadowedbyamountof
text

e.Clarity
and

readability

Veryclearandeasyto
readsincethereisa
goodamountofspace
betweenlines

Simplewordingwithmany
sources

Thereistoomuchtextand
itisntverybigsoitishard
toread

f.Visual
elements
used

Manypicturesthathelp Manypicturestogowith
thereadertounderstand thetext
whatistryingtobe
explained

Therearealmostno
picturesjustamassive
amountoftext

g.
Accessibilit
y

Easytoget,hostedona Hostedonawebsite
website

Onawebsite


h.Overall
quality

10/10clearfull,of
information

8/10itisjustlacking
5/10thereiswaytoo
interactiveelements,ithas muchinformationhere
toomuchtext
andnopictures

PartII.Research
Instructions:
a.Listatleast5guidequestionsforresearchaccordingtotheirimportance(#1Mostimportant).
Thequestionsmustbeaboutyourtopic,youraudience,ortoolsandtechniquesformakinginfographics.
b.Lookforprimaryandsecondarysourcesthatyoucanusetogatherinformation.CiteyoursourcesinMLAformat.
Primarysources:interviewwithpeers,expertsetc,surveys,actualproductinformation,etc.
Secondarysources:websites,books,journals,magazines,videos,podcasts,TVandradioshows,etc.
c.Brieflysummarizethemainpointsofyourresearch.
d.Discussthesignificanceoftheresearchinformationtoyourinfographicsproject.
e.Putallyouranswersinthetablebelow.

GuideQuestions
forResearch

MainPointsofResearch
InformationGathered

SignificanceofInformationto
YourInfographicsProject

Howmuch
informationwillbe
availabletomake
myinfographic?

Monterroso,Pablo.
"Oneaccount.Allof
Google.."Google
Sheets.N.p.,n.d.
Web.27Aug.2014.
<https://docs.google.
com/spreadsheets/d/
1Wj1NdoU3nb5C3kV
0MpB4aP35uOrCEO
eZSRMSohmG1nI/ed
it?usp=drive_web>.

*(waitinguntilthere
areresponsesfrom
students)

Verysignificant
becausethisiswhat
everythingisbasedon

Whatisthebesttool
tomakethis
website?

Frey,Noah.Personal
interview.27Aug.
2014.

themost
customizableand
flexiblewebsiteisthe
powtooncreations

Prettysignificant
becausethisiswhereit
willbeviewedandhow
muchicandowiththe
information

Howimportantisthis
tothetarget
audience

O'Donoghue,Chris.
Personalinterview.
27Aug.2014.

Verysinceitis
importantthatpeople
seehowmuch
moderntechnologyis
partoftheirlife

Itisusefultomy
infographicbecauseit
givesitpurpose

HowcanImakeit
moreappealingto
thetargetaudience?

Schweizer,Fabrice.
InterviewbyNoah
Frey.Personal
interview.27Aug.
2014.

Byaddingcurrent
trendsandhumorthat
theylikewillmake
themenjoyitmore

Itishelpfulsinceit
makesthetarget
audiencemore
attractedtotheproduct

Whyisitimportant
forthetarget
audiencetoknow
abouthowthisis
present?

Debeer,Daniel.
Personalinterview.
27Aug.2014.

Becausetheyshould
knowhowmuch
moderntechnology
hasbecomeapartof
theirlifeandhow
muchonascalethat
is

Itjustifiestheproduct
becauseitbringsback
theoriginalthingisaid
aboutwhyiwasmaking
it

SourcesofInformation
(PrimaryorSecondary)
MLAFormat

Orderof
Importance


DesignBrief:

In1paragraph,summarize
youranalysisofyour
research.

In1paragraph,describe
yourproposedinfographics:
a.Whatareyoumaking?
(Briefdescriptionofthe
proposedproduct)
b.Whowillbenefitfromthe
infographics?(Target
audience/users)
c.Howwilltheinfographics
beusefultothetarget
audience?(Purposeofthe
product)

Myaudienceisnotawarethatcellphoneusehasgrownonsuchalargescaleandtheyshouldbemade
awareofit.Thisisthereasoniammakingmyinfographic,tobringawareness.Thebestwaytodosois
tomakeapowtoonsinceitisverycustomizableanditcandosomuch,thisistheeasiestwayto
representtheinformationiwillgatherfrommysurveyhowevermuchitmaybe.Inordertogetthe
audiencetoconnectwithitmoreandattractmoreattentionimustaddhumorthatappealstothemand
makesitbetter.

Iammakinganinfographicsothatpeoplewillbemadeawareabouthowmuchthe
phonehasaffectedtheir.Itwillhelppeopleunderstandthroughtheaidof
infograph.Itisforthetargetaudienceofmiddleschoolers,wereitisverypresent,
andthebiggestchangeintermsoftechnology.Itwillbeusefulbecauseitwill
provideavisuallearningexperiancethatwillreallyshowhowmuchitishappening,
sotheycanbeawareofwhatisgoingonandtellthierfriends.