Digital Placards

Digital Placards

Project 4 Image Concepts

Image concept 1: Healthy Living

Corn

-biofuel

-agriculture

Cotton

-clothing (organic?, yoga?)

-spa -> bath towel?

Hemp

-accessories (purses, wallets, hats...)

-food (hemp seeds, hemp oil...)

Image Concept 2: Culture 

Corn

-Mexican food

-Mexico (origin)

Cotton

-India (origin)

-sari

Hemp

-hippie->1960s?

-China (origin)

  

I know we talked about separating culture into two different categories, but I would also like to explore a completely different concept...but I'm stuck. Do you have any suggestions?

Project 3 Statement

Throughout the simultaneous process of designing both a magazine spread and the information graphic to be incorporated into it, I uncovered how the two could be integrated smoothly to work as a system. While choosing an appropriate color palette for the information graphic I looked to both the color of the icon set as well as the colors presented in the photographs contained in the article. Originally I attempted to place the information graphic within the text of the article, but soon realized that it would need to be independent on its own spread. My initial problem was to clearly communicate the origins of the Raw Renewables set. The map format for the information graphic provides a visual analysis of how far these icons have come since their beginning. Through visual hierarchy within the display of the icons the origin and path of the icon is clearly communicated.     

Final Information Graphic

Revised Digital Infographic

Infographic with more labeling and clearer icons. 

Digital Infographic second round

The current infographic with labeling and color icons.

Digital Infographic

Due to way I have developed my infographic, I eliminated wood from the map because the display of information would have made the infograph to complex and illegible. The reseaerch was also completely different in context compared to the other icons.

Icon facts: edited by Morgan

Corn, also known as maize, was present as early as 1500 BCE. The plant was domesticated 9,000 years ago in central Mexico. Corn is widely grown throughout the world with the United States being the largest producer. China, Brazil, France, Indonesia, India, and South Africa also contribute.

Wheat originated in Southeast Asia in an area known as the Fertile Crescent. Five thousand years ago wheat cultivation had spread to Ethiopia, India, Great Britain, Ireland, and Spain. 

The cultivation of cotton began in India where cotton has been growing for 6,000 years. The Harappan civilization exported cotton to Mesopotamia during the 3rd millennium BCE. 

Cai Lun developed papermaking in China during the early 2nd century. He is regarded as the inventor of modern papermaking. The process has spread quickly to the Middle East and Europe by the early 16th century. 

The use of hemp dates back to the Stone Age. Pictograms of hemp fiber appeared on potshards in China that were over 10,000 years old. Hemp is cultivated nearly everywhere in the world except the United States. Hemp is imported from Russia, China, North Korea, Hungary, the former Yugoslavia, Romania, Poland, France, and Italy.

Western North America contains coniferous forests in southern Alaska, western Canada, and the western United States. The region also includes the intermountain deserts, shrublands and grasslands of the western United States. 

Eastern North America contains both broadleaf and mixed forests located in the eastern United States and southeastern Canada. The area also includes the grasslands of the Great Plains and southcentral Canada as well as the coniferous forests of the southeastern United States. 

The eco-zone that includes South America contains more tropical rainforest than any other region. This includes the Amazon rainforest. The region contains the most important reserves of biodiversity. 

The Afro-tropic eco-zone contains semi-arid grasslands as well as broadleaf forests. 

The European-Siberian region contains coniferous forests as well as mixed and broadleaf forests.

The Mediterranean Basin includes mediterranean forests and woodland shrubs. It is one of the most endangered regions. 

    

Prototype progress

The entire map. 

Close-up of the origin icon, larger and encircled. 

I am thinking about using hemp or raffia to trace the evolution of the icons, but I am afraid that it is going to become illegible. Is it possible to use it just to trace the circle around the origin? 

Final Paper Prototype

Paper Prototypes: Round 1