week 9

It's better to keep some essential things at the top of the page when designing compatible infographics for mobile phones. First, we know audiences have a lot of distractions, like texting with friends or reading emails. We need to make sure our content gets in front of them quickly. Therefore, the infographics should be distilled into simple visual forms, the simpler the infographic, the better.

Many smartphones display images that don't exceed 5,000 pixels. Therefore, when we do an infographic on the phone, we need to make sure that our infographic is no more than 5,000 pixels. It's essential to keep it short. Moreover, mobile phones need different widths. We should keep this in mind when designing mobile-friendly graphics.

In my opinion, using contrast colors to appear on opposite sides of the shade would bring better viewing. On the other hand, similar colors make it difficult to distinguish objects on the infographic. The stronger the contrast, the easier it is to read the infographic. Moreover, using contrasting colors can make the infographic more beautiful and stand out from the page.

I found some infographic picture from this link. It might be useful to give us some design ideas. https://www.pinterest.com/digitaliworld/mobile-infographics/

week 8

Because of the COVID-19, I read some first-hand news sources this week.

The first website I chose is Financial Time. What he does better than other artists is he thinks deeply about the design of each picture and explains to readers for each graph. For example, starting with 100 confirmed cases in each country to draw the number of infections in each country. By the way, the author used iNZight to draw his data. The different color scheme can cause some deviation, making the reading speed slightly slower. In color schemes, legibility is more affected by a black background than by a light one, especially if the background is darker than plain white. However, if the interface has a lot of text and requires the user to read it for a long time, using a light background will make the user feel more friendly. The writer uses bright pink makes the screen more breathable and roomy, so it more efficient for readers focused on the copy. https://www.ft.com/stream/e191658e-c66a-45bc-9bad-343bdc4210b3


Our World in Date uses the Data from WHO. The advantage is that we can see the Data from outside Europe and America, and the interface is interactive. What I like about this site is that they animate the confirmed COVID-19 cases. The advantage is that it attracts people's attention; after all, when we see something that can play, most of us want to click it. Moreover, the artcle is easy to read because there are no lots of professional words.https://ourworldindata.org/