Name:IzabellaSalim

Date:25/08/2014
Unit1.Infographics
CriterionA.InquiringandAnalysing

DesignSituation:
Afteradministeringasurveytoaspecifiedgroupofpeopleincampus,youwillbecreatinganinfographic
basedontheresultsofyoursurvey.Yoursurveyshouldbeanytopicthatisrelatedtohowpeopleuse
technology.

Example:
Topic:FacebookUsageinAISMMiddleSchoolStudents(6th8thGrade)
Targetaudience:Middleschoolstudents(6th8thGrade)
MainPointsoftheSurveyandInfographics:
1.HowmanyFacebookusersarethereamongstAISMmiddleschoolstudentsintermsof:
a.gender(malevs.female)
b.gradelevel(6thvs.7thvs.8thgrade)
c.agerange
d.nationality/citizenship
e.levelofactivity(inactive,rarelyactive,moderatelyactive,highlyactive)
2.WhatarethemainpurposesofusingFacebookformiddleschoolstudents?
3.WhatdevicesdotheyusetoaccessFacebook?
4.HowdoestheirusagecomparetoglobalstatisticsofFacebookusers?

PartI:
1.Completethetablebelow:
Topic:

iPadUsageinAISMMiddleSchoolStudents(6th8thGrade)

Targetaudience:

MiddleSchoolStudents(6th8thGrade)

Mainpointsof
proposedsurveyand
infographics:

1.HowmanyiPadusersarethereamongstAISMmiddleschoolstudentsintermsof:
a.gender(malevs.female)
b.gradelevel(6thvs.7thvs.8thgrade)
c.agerange
d.nationality/citizenship
e.levelofactivity(inactive,rarelyactive,moderatelyactive,highlyactive)
2.WhatarethemainpurposesofusingiPadsformiddleschoolstudents?
3.Howlongdotheyusethedevicefor?
4.HowdoestheirusagecomparetoglobalstatisticsofiPad/Tabletsusers?

2.Inonedetailedparagraph,explainandjustifythereasonswhythereisaneedtoaddressthetopicyou
havechosenthroughtheuseofinfographics.Whydoesyourtargetaudienceneedtoseeyourproposed
infographics?Whatbenefitswilltheygetfromseeingtheinfographics?
Nowadays,withourmoderntechnology,iPadsarerapidlymakingtheirwayintothemarket.Theyare
usedforthousandsofdifferentpurposes.However,notmanypeopleareawareofhowmuchthese
devicesareactuallyused,especiallyforeducationalandentertainingpurposes.Bydoinganinfographics
onthetopic,mytargetedaudience(whichhappenstobethemiddleschoolersthemselves)canseeina
funandentertainingwayhowtheyarenottheonlyoneswhousethedevices.Itwillbenefitthemastheyll
becomemoreawareofhowourtechnologyhasgrownandhowsomanypeopleuseit.Itwillalsobenefit
theteachersastheyllbemoreawareofhowtheirstudentsusethetechnologyandthereforeinclude
moreclasswork/gamesthatinvolvethedevice.

3.InyourGoogleDrivefolder,createasurveyaboutyourtopic.Thisisthesurveythatyouwillgiveyour
targetaudiencelater.
Postthelinkofyoursurveybelow:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1OLYY7Q8lcTWgcW8YBLhfE9DPOLgQNG0rfxDdfX4nbA/viewform?usp
=send_form

4.Analyseatleast3differentexamplesofinfographicsaboutmediaand/ortechnologyuse.
Lookfor1welldoneproject,averageandpoorlydone.

Samplelink:http://graphs.net/infographicsonmedia.html

Completethetablebelow:
Sample
Infographic:

1:Outstanding

2:Average

3:Poorlydone

a.Link:

https://magic.piktochart.com/
output/1513458minimalistp
oster

https://magic.piktochart.com
/output/1539649minimalist
poster

https://infogr.am/melissama
rket_1395142104?src=web

b.Layoutand
organization
ofcontent

Thisinfographichasavery
clearlayoutandthecontent
isorganizedinaveryclear
way.

Thecontentwasorganized
inaveryclearwaywitha
clearlayout.

Melissaplacedallofher
informationtogetherina
waythatisveryorganized,
yetunclear

c.Color
scheme

Theauthorusesaverynice
Eventhoughthelayoutis
selectionofcolors,creatinga grey,thedataispresented
nicecolorscheme.
withaverynicecolor
scheme.

Shehadaveryniceuseof
color(agreybackground
withacolorfultable)

d.Interactive
features

Thisisaveryinteractive
infographicwitheventwo
videos!

Thisinfographicisquite
interactive.

Herinfographicisvery
interactivesinceyoucan
easilyinteractwithitto
changepagesandviewthe
information.

e.Clarityand
readability

Itisveryclearandeasyto
understandtheinformationin
thisinfographic.Thetypesof
formatchosetopresentthe
dataisveryappropriate.

Thisinfographicisquite
clear.Thetypesofformat
usedforsectionsusers
andagewereveryclear
andreadable,butthelast
one(usage)wasquite
confusing.

Sheputallofher
informationtogetherina
waythatisorganized,but
notappropriatetohertopic,
sinceshemakes
impossibletodothe
necessarycomparison.

f.Visual
elements
used

Thisauthorusedusedtwo
videosandallofhistables
wereverycolorful.clearand
indifferentstyles.

Thetablesareverycolorful Hertablewasverycolorful,
andwerepresentedinthree butsheonlyhadonetable.
differentways.
Nothingelse.

g.Accessibility

Thisinfographicisveryeasily Itisveryeasytoaccessthis Itisveryeasytoaccessher

accessible.
infographic.
work.

h.Overall
quality

Overall,thisstudentdidreally
wellashechoseavery
appropriatewaytopresent
histopic.Hemadeitvery
interactivecolorfulandadded
twovideos.

Thisstudentsworkwas
verygoodanditincluded
manydifferenttypesof
presentingdata.However,it
wasntveryinteractiveandit
wasquiteboring.

Herselectedwaytopresent
herdatawasntvery
appropriate,therefore
unclear.Herpagewasalso
tooempty.

PartII.Research
Instructions:
a.Listatleast5guidequestionsforresearchaccordingtotheirimportance(#1Mostimportant).
Thequestionsmustbeaboutyourtopic,youraudience,ortoolsandtechniquesformakinginfographics.
b.Lookforprimaryandsecondarysourcesthatyoucanusetogatherinformation.CiteyoursourcesinMLAformat.
Primarysources:interviewwithpeers,expertsetc,surveys,actualproductinformation,etc.
Secondarysources:websites,books,journals,magazines,videos,podcasts,TVandradioshows,etc.
c.Brieflysummarizethemainpointsofyourresearch.
d.Discussthesignificanceoftheresearchinformationtoyourinfographicsproject.
e.Putallyouranswersinthetablebelow.
Orderof
Importance

GuideQuestions
forResearch

Whatkindof
informationshould

SourcesofInformation
(PrimaryorSecondary)
MLAFormat

"19WarningSigns
YourInfographic

MainPointsofResearch
InformationGathered

Includelotsof
statistics,beoriginal

SignificanceofInformationto
YourInfographicsProject

NowIknowthebasic
requirementsofwhat

Iincludeonmy
infographic?

Stinks."19Warning
SignsYourInfographic
Stinks.N.p.,n.d.Web.
27Aug.2014.
<https://blog.kissmetrics
.com/infographicwarni
ngsigns/>.

whenitcomestothe
style/design,dont
makeittoocomplex,
makethestatistics
meansomething,
thinkofwhatthe
audiencewillwantto
hear,dontmakeit
toolong(maximum
8,000pixels),limit
yourchoiceoffonts
by2.

makesagood
infographics.Icanuse
thisinformationto
makeaninteresting
infographicwhichwont
boremyaudience.

Whatdopeople
liketoseein
infographics?

Personalinterviewwith
friendsandfamily

funcolorschemes,
bigfonts
relatableinformation
pictures

Illtrytoincludethese
thingstopleasemy
audience.

Whatpercentage
ofschoolsuse
iPadsaspartof
theirprogram?

Leonard,Devin."The
IPadGoestoSchool."
BloombergBusiness
Week.Bloomberg,24
Oct.2013.Web.27Aug.
2014.
<http://www.businesswe
ek.com/articles/201310
24/theipadgoestoscho
oltheriseofeducationa
ltablets>.

In September 2013,
Los Angeles Unified
School District began
carrying out a $50
million plan to equip
30,000 students in 47
schools from
kindergarten through
12th grade with an
iPad. The device
substituted all of the
textbooks, so the
students were more
engaged in the classes
and didnt have to
carry so much weight.

Oneofthequestions
frommysurveywasif
AISMstudentswant
iPadaspartofour
programme.Thisisan
extratellingthemhow
manyschoolsactually
dothat.

Whatpercentage
ofiPadusersare
teens?

Lunden,Ingrid."More
WomenThanMenUse
TheKindleFire,And
IPadIsGettingHighest
SatisfactionScore:
ComScore|
TechCrunch."TechCrun
ch.N.p.,06Aug.2012.
Web.28Aug.2014.
<http://techcrunch.com/
2012/08/06/morewome
nthanmenusethekin
dlefireandipadisgett
inghighestsatisfaction
scorecomscore/>.

1317=4.7%
1824=14.0%
2534=25.8%
3444=21.4
4554=16.8%
5564=9.7%
65+=7.5%

Illuseittoshowmy
audiencehowmany
otherpeopletheirage
usethedeviceaswell
(sotheycanrelate).

Whatpercentage
oftheusersare
female/male?

Lunden,Ingrid."More
WomenThanMenUse
TheKindleFire,And
IPadIsGettingHighest
SatisfactionScore:
ComScore|
TechCrunch."TechCrun
ch.N.p.,06Aug.2012.
Web.28Aug.2014.

Male=52.9%
Female=47.1%

Illcomparemyresults
tothisglobalresultsso
thatitcanrelatetomy
audience.

<http://techcrunch.com/
2012/08/06/morewome
nthanmenusethekin
dlefireandipadisgett
inghighestsatisfaction
scorecomscore/>.
6

Howactiveare
iPadusers?

"17.4MillionActive
KindleFireUsersin
US,30.5MillionActive
IPadUsersNewzoo."
Newzoo.N.p.,19Apr.
2012.Web.29Aug.
2014.
<http://www.newzoo.co
m/pressreleases/174m
illionactivekindlefire
usersinus305million
activeipadusers/>.

Thereare20.5million
activeiPadusersin
theUS.77%ofthese
iPadusesplaymobile
gamesontheirdevice

Whataresome
iPadfunfacts?

"20Kickassand
InterestingFactsAbout
AppleProducts."
KickassFactscom.N.p.,
23Oct.2013.Web.03
Sept.2014.
<http://kickassfacts.com
/20kickassinterestingf
actsappleproducts/>.

Thefirstdesignof
Iwillusethisto
theiPhonewasmade entertainmyaudience.
backasfaras1983,
whichlookedmore
likeaniPad,butwith
anactualphone
attachedtoit.
TheA5Processorfor
ApplesiPhoneand
iPadisactually
manufacturedby
Samsung
Everythingyousay
toSiriisstoredby
Apple.
InJuly2011,Apple
Inc.hadmorecashin
thebankthantheUS
government.
iOSistrademarked
byCisco,notApple
Googlemakesmore
moneyfromApples
iOSthanfromAndroid
A17yearoldboyin
Chinasoldhiskidney
ontheblackmarketto
affordaniPhoneand
iPad

Again,Illrelatetomy
audiencebycomparing
theiractivityresultsto
theresultsfromthe
US.

DesignBrief:

In1paragraph,summarize
youranalysisofyourresearch.

In1paragraph,describeyour
proposedinfographics:
a.Whatareyoumaking?

Iknowknowwhatpeopleliketoseeininfographicsaswellaswhatagood
infographicalwaysincludes.Iwillmakesuretoaddallofthesecharacteristicsto
myinfographic.IalsoresearchedsomeglobalstatisticsofiPadusage.Iwilluse
thistoinformmyaudienceofthebiggerpicture,andIllusetheirown
informationtomakethemconnecttoit.
ImmakingananimatedinfographicforAISMmiddleschoolerstoinformthemof
theusageofiPadsthroughoutmiddleschoolersaswellasworldwide.Thiswill

(Briefdescriptionofthe
proposedproduct)
b.Whowillbenefitfromthe
infographics?(Target
audience/users)
c.Howwilltheinfographicsbe
usefultothetargetaudience?
(Purposeoftheproduct)

includetheirownstatistics(fromasurvey)aswellasworldwidestatistics(from
theresearch).Everyonebenefitsfrommyproject,especiallymiddleschoolers
andteachers.Itllbeusefulforthestudentssothattheycanlearninafunway
abouthowwidelythedeviceisused,aswellasclearlyseehowourtechnology
hasgrown.Teacherswillalsobemoreawareofhowtheirstudentsusethe
technologyandthereforeincludemoreclasswork/gamesthatinvolvethe
device.