Evaluating+Infographics

flat =What is an infographic?= Infographics use pictures, images, and colors along with content to completely illustrate and understand data.

=Why use an Infographic?= =An example=
 * To communicate a message.
 * To present large amounts of information in a compact and easy to understand way.
 * To reveal the data, discover cause-effect relations, and identify relationships among data.
 * To monitor changes or trends in data.

=An Interesting Example= There was a very cheesy movie called Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus. The best clip from the movie is found here: http://www.youtube.com/v/I16_8l0yS-g&hl=_US&fs=1& media type="custom" key="10397032"

Can this ever be possible? Where is the intersection between science fiction and real science?

To really answer that question, an infographic was created by Stephen Taubman:



=Discussion questions=
 * 1) What is useful about putting information in this format?
 * 2) Why would this be better than just showing the formulas or using just a bar graph?
 * 3) What different pieces of information are included on this poster?
 * 4) What information was included in this poster that allows non-science people to understand the content?
 * 5) Write an abstract about what it is about (two or three sentences that highlights the purpose of the infographic.)

=Other examples of Infographics= Answer the following for each:
 * 1) Look at these examples and identify what you like/don't like about each one.
 * 2) How are colors used differently in each one? Are some colors more powerful than others?
 * 3) How are objects displayed on each one? Do sizes of the objects matter in showing the intended information?
 * 4) How could colors, sizes, and kinds of objects be used to mislead people away from the data?
 * 5) Make notes about what you notice and like/don't like about the infographics. you will be creating some throughout the year and these notes will remind you of what you visually like to see and will serve as a starting point for you.

from: http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/07/29/health/29cancer.graph.web.html
 * Example 1**


 * Example 2**



from: http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2005/08/02/science/20050802_sci_CELL.html


 * Example 3**

http://www.good.is/post/infographic-life-on-less-than-2-a-day/

from:http://flowingdata.com/2011/03/22/are-gas-prices-really-that-high/
 * Example 4**


 * Example 5**

http://www.vizworld.com/2011/09/numbers-travel-industry/


 * Example 6**

http://www.vizworld.com/2010/05/infographic-gulf-mexico-oil-spill/