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    Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
    EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

    Courses and Certificate Fees

    Certificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
    yesCoursera

    The Syllabus

    Videos
    • Meet The Professor
    • What You'll Learn
    • What is an Infographic?
    • Why are infographics useful?
    • Types of Infographics
    • What are some things you can do to visualize data
    • What Makes an Infographic good?
    • How to work alone or with a team
    • Planning STEP 1: What's Your Goal?
    • Planning STEP 2: Who is your Audience?
    • Planning STEP 3: What is your Story?
    • Planning STEP 4: What is your Message?
    • Planning STEP 5: How to Find Stories in Data?
    • Planning STEP 6: What is your supporting content/data?
    • Video: The importance of sketching
    • Video: START TO FINISH: How I make an infographic
    Readings
    • GREAT sites for making infographics online (with reviews & tutorials)

    Videos
    • The three amigos: bar, pie and line charts. What they do.
    • A few chart dos and don'ts
    • Six ways to visualize the same data in a chart
    • How to make a PIE chart in Adobe Illustrator
    Readings
    • Print out: What kind of data goes on bar, pie and line charts?
    • Video: How to make a BAR chart in Adobe Illustrator

    Videos
    • Map components: visual variables
    • Types of maps
    • Type on maps
    • Drawing roads and info pointer boxes on maps that aren't awful
    • How to make a map in Adobe Illustrator (Oregon)
    • How to use and how NOT to use the pen tool
    Readings
    • Example images of good roads for maps drawn in Illustrator
    • Examples of pointer (info) boxes for maps drawn in Illustrator
    • Link to more detailed video tutorial: How to make a map in Adobe Illustrator (Michigan)

    Videos
    • Color in infographics
    • Don't hurt your image with bad, sloppy work
    • How to draw a simple illustration in Adobe Illustrator
    Readings
    • Video: How working with type in Adobe Illustrator

    Articles

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