Graphic Design I – Mapping Project (Information Map)

This Mapping Project (Information Map) is one of my favorite assignments because we were able to do research and also use our creative minds to make the information collected appealing. For this assignment, we were asked to create an infographic using bar graphs, line graphs, and pie charts in order to showcase the data collected through our research. The project allowed us to be creative since it didn’t have many requirements and guidelines.

I created my infographic about Austin, Texas because the city has shown rapid growth within the years and I wanted to know more information about the population. This included pie graphs about demographic profiles and population by gender. It also included a bar graph with the most up to date information about the age structure in the city. Lastly, I also showed the population growth using a line graph.

For me personally, incorporating graphs and text into a design was challenging. I had to make sure that the text was placed effectively and that the graphs worked well with the text. I focused on the aspect about this being a professional and informative infographic and that helped me determined the colors that I used as well as the typefaces.