Information Design - Exercise 2

 Information Design - Exercise 2 

L.A.T.C.H INFOGRAPHIC POSTER [10%]

Taichi Hirano

0366711

Bachelor of International Hospitality Management (Honours)

 

Visual References

I decided on the theme while searching for infographic posters on Pinterest. The following three posters are about sea creatures. I will use these as references to start making a poster about ”killer whales”.


 
Fig 1.1 Reference 1

Fig 1.2 Reference 2

 

                                        Fig 1.3 Reference 3

 

Idea Notes

Elements of L.A.T.C.H.

Location: Map of the ocean where killer whales live

Alphabet: Names of killer whales in some countries

Time: Killer Whale Lifespan

Category: order Cetacea, suborder Odontoceti, and family Delphinidae

Hierarchy: Hierarchy in orca pods(Family) 

 

 Typography

1. Segoe print by Photoshop (Heading)

2. Comic Sans MS by Photoshop (Subheadings and Body Text)


                                 Fig 2.1 Chosen Typography

Colour Scheme

                                 Fig 2.2 Colour Scheme


Sketch

 I came up with a design to display information using materials I found and the rules of LATCH. The layout was heavily influenced by an octopus poster. I decided on the general placement of the objects and considered the space for the text when designing.

                                 Fig 3.1 Layouts and Sketch
 

 

 Colouring and Drawing

 Add colors and objects based on the layout you created.

 To make the killer whale habitat map into a globe shape, I drew illustrations of the continents and used the free transform warp to fit them into a circular shape. I added different information and illustrations to each of the three boxes on the bottom left. I used a gradient in the background to express the underwater world.

 

                             Fig 4.1 Art work in Photoshop

The main object, the killer whale, was drawn from an actual photograph using the pen tool. A picture showing the hierarchy of the dorsal fin was also cut out from the photograph. When writing the text, a semi-transparent box with rounded corners is placed in the background to make the text easier to see and at the same time reduce interference with the background and objects.



　　　　　　　　　　 Fig 4.2 reference photos


　　　　　　　　　　Fig 4.3 Art work in Photoshop2
 
 In this production, there were many types of objects even at the layout stage, so filing them made the work more efficient and made it easy to edit when I wanted to change the color or size.
 

 
Fig 4.4 My photoshop screen
 
 
Final Outcome - Infographic Poster
                                   　　　　Fig 5.1 Final Outcome
 In a limited time, I used the knowledge I gained in class to create my first poster using Photoshop. I feel that my skills are still lacking when compared to the reference materials, but by repeatedly using my ingenuity and researching and trying things I didn't understand, I was finally able to create something. Therefore, I am proud of the work I created.
         Fig 5.2   Comparison between the chosen reference and the redesign poster
 

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