Effectively communicating your message to your readers is an important skill that every journalist should have. With the growth of mobile and digital media comes the opportunity to communicate your story visually. This course is designed to help digital journalists identify, brainstorm and communicate their ideas using visuals. Participants will learn the necessary skills that go into conceptualizing, designing and the delivery of infographics. The field of infographics involves combining information and graphic design. As such, the focus of this course will be in helping journalists gather, process and visualize information in a way that quickly helps readers better understand the stories that they consume.
Objectives
At the end of this session, course participants should be able to:
Understand the rules of functional design
Understand the phases involved in gathering, processing and delivering information
Better communicate with designers and developers
Learn how to present their infographics to clarify their stories
Learn how to think creatively about delivering their stories
