1. Hindsight and Backblogs

I have been working in my ever-note from the beginning but have decided to transfer it all over to blogger to make it more accessible. So some of the post will be summaries of work i have researched or work I have done.
So, during the early stages of my project I wasn't entirely sure what I wanted to do, however, what I did know was that I wanted to include themes of  Education and Learning.

Initially wanting to try and visualise a power-point 

that teaches all about the creation of oil and gas I made an appointment with my lecturer to discuss my project. At this stage Lynn asked why I wanted to do it and if it really interested me, she also gave me a book called 'Information is Beautiful' by David McCandless and showed me this video on infographics by Patrick Clair 

The video inspired me to look at HOW to communicate information, and lots of it. The Infographic video uses slick animations to illustrate and Visualise the information in a way that is more manageable and accessible for the viewer. The images used also emphasise the words of the narrator by drawing upon associations and sights that help to connect or quantify the information in real world terms. 

For example it relates the virus Stuxnet to be a weapon, and at the same time enforces this visually by showing a picture of a gun, then paining out to reveal the word CODE made images of guns. This conveys many visual messages that back up the narration, the viewer will then connect that - Stuxnet is a weapon like a gun - it is equivalent to lots of guns - it is made of only code.

I would like to delve into infographics more and see how other complex thoughts or data can be conveyed in an effective visual way. I will also read though the book given to me be my lecturer for inspiration and ideas.