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Design and Make Infographics (Project-Centered Course)

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Created by: Karl Gude

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In this project-centered course*, you will create a content-rich infographic on a topic of your choice using Adobe Illustrator (which you can download for a free, 30-day trial). You might choose to create a visual representation of data from the world of sports, entertainment, politics, or science, to explain a business trend or environmental issue, or even to present a theme or development from your personal life. Your finished infographic will engage your target audience and convey information clearly through effective use of design elements such as typography, color, and structure.Whether you're a graphic designer, a writer or the intern in the department, you'll learn: - what an infographic is and what makes a good one- how to work within your limits- how to work with a team (if you have one) - why infographics are effective - techniques for spotting data in stories- six valuable steps for planning an effective infographic - how to use and make some of the building blocks of infographics: maps, charts and flow charts - ways data can be visualized to clarify it and give it meaning - how to effectively design a good infographic by effectively using elements like type, color and an underlying grid structure- some free or cheap, online tools for making various kinds of infographicsAs you work on your project, you'll learn more about why infographics are effective, what makes a good infographic, and how to plan and design an infographic for maximum impact. You'll explore various approaches to data visualization, and you'll practice creating visualizations like maps, charts, flow charts, and simple drawings in your free version of Adobe Illustrator. Please note that if you are new to learning graphics software, making these graphics could take much longer than estimated as you learn and grow.What you'll need to get started:This project-based course is aimed at anyone interested in understanding, designing, and using infographics - from students and hobbyists to professional graphic designers. We'll use Adobe Illustrator for some components of the project. If you don't have access to the full version of Illustrator,you can download a free version at www.Adobe.com/Illustrator. If the free 30-day trial runs out, you can "purchase" it for a month for about $20. *About Project-Centered Courses: Project centered courses are designed specifically to help you complete a personally meaningful real-world project, with your instructor and a community of like-minded learners providing guidance and suggestions along the way. By actively applying new concepts as you learn, you'll master the course content more efficiently; you'll also get a head start on using the skills you gain to make positive changes in your life and career. When you complete the course, you'll have a finished project that you'll be proud to use and share. When you enroll in certain courses, you'll be asked to pay a small fee to share your work with others for peer review.
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Karl Gude teaches classes in print and motion information graphics (infographics) as well as creative thinking and problem solving in the School of Journalism at Michigan State University's College of Communication Arts and Sciences. Prior to coming to academia in 2006, Karl worked as the Director of Information Graphics for Newsweek magazine and for The Associated Press. Karl visually told stories on every topic imaginable during his 25 years working in the news industry, from presidential elections to sporting events and from technical, medical and scientific discoveries to terrorist attacks. Karl led Newsweek's graphics team during the attack on the World Trade Center and many other breaking news events. Since coming to academia, Karl has pointed his visual storytelling lens beyond journalism. He is working on a National Science Foundation grant to help people understand evolutionary biology and was invited by scientists at CERN, Switzerland to work with his students to explain the science of the Large Hadron Collider. Karl has consulted numerous times for the CIA as well as health and PR professionals to convey their messages in new ways. He has given three TEDx talks and has spoken twice at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin on the power of visual storytelling.

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By Mark S on 1-Nov-19

Decent course. Gave brief overview of elements to consider when designing an infographic. Was more a course on how to use Illustrator. Peer-graded assessments were annoying since there were not enough for me to review by the deadline.

By Kareem J S on 31-Aug-19

Great Course. however, the content should be more rich

By Swagata R K on 23-Jul-19

love studying this course

By Jessica R on 15-Jul-19

Great started course for using Adobe Illustrator and creating a basic infographic.

By Juliana T R on 11-Jul-19

The contents are very good although it feels like it's been there for a while without any kind of maintenance. Some links are broken, some information is not updated (specifically talking about Illustrator's free trial period being now shorter, which put some students in a difficult position). Overall, I felt there were not enough students for a peer-reviewed system as for some assignments it took long to get a grade because there wasn't enough peers to grade it (and reading the forum this seems like a fairly common issue). Moreover, when I had only one project left to review before I could complete the course, there was some sort of error in which it kept saying "Review one more..." but the page was blank with no projects loading. I kept refreshing, logging out and back in, but the problem persisted. I refuse to think there were simply no projects waiting for a grade because there's always so many people asking for a review in the forums. This led me to missing the deadline and having to reset the deadline and wait longer to complete it.I'd recommend it for the contents particularly for someone with a very basic knowledge of Illustrator although for someone who's been in the graphic design field for a while it might seem too basic.

By Kary L on 12-Jun-19

This course helped me land my latest job. Loved it. Learned so much.

By Kristin B on 6-Jun-19

I really liked the course. I had a lot of fun with the assignments and am so happy of how my infograpic looks like! Can only recommend this cource to anyone else.

By amdifi h on 6-May-19

great cours

By Puspita K on 24-Mar-19

It's practical, clear, and delivered in simple language. Thanks much for the instructor.

By Sarah on 7-Mar-19

So glad I made time for this course. The course material leads in nicely to the weekly assignments and build toward the final project, which (ideally) incorporates some of the work you did in prior weeks. The instructor is very knowledgeable and communicates the information well in his videos. Would definitely take another course taught by him. Happy to have a new skill as well as a few things to add to my portfolio. Thanks Coursera!

By Eliana I B on 28-Feb-19

Perfecto, claro, sin rodeos, muy útil. Gracias.

By antonio on 22-Feb-19

Fun and informative

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  • Price: Free
  • Provider: icon Coursera
  • University: icon Michigan State University
  • Language: icon English
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