Pictograph

 

This is the project that I discussed on another project page where I was asked to create a pictograph. This was meant to depict some sort of fact or statistic. It makes it more visually appealing for a prospective audience. The above image was my first attempt at depicting this information. However, I knew it needed more, I just couldn't place it. I presented these rough drafts to a design class and that was extremely helpful to hear how others interpreted my design. After that, I took their advice and turned my design into more of an infographic as their feedback suggested that in order to make sense of the fact I was presenting, they needed more background information. Below is my finished design. 

I chose to incorporate a couple paragraphs to explain the information being presented in the pictograph portion of this infographic. I incorporated images to help depict the information that I was trying to teach to any potential audiences. This is a topic that I have a decent background knowledge on, so I had to really try to understand what other information people would need to know if they had no background knowledge on the subject. 

Again, I used Earth-y colors and tones to exemplify the agricultural aspect of the topic. I think it is important to make sure that colors are representative of what is being displayed through a design. 

It came to my attention, that this design may be confusing. Below is an updated design that helps to clear up any confusion about the information. 

I added a title to the graph and moved the paragraph explaining the graph next to the graph so that it explains it right away to anyone reading.