Create an Infograph that will Make History
Conceptualization and scheme
A course by Fernando Gomez Baptista , Illustrator and Infographic Artist
Joined April 2014
Learn the infograph techniques used by National Geographic
- Spanish with subtitles in English
- 99% positive reviews (321)
- 4853 students
Joined April 2014
About the video: Conceptualization and scheme
Overview
“Before starting to design our graphic, it is convenient to make a small sketch with a scheme of how to distribute the elements.”
In this video lesson Fernando Gomez Baptista addresses the topic: Conceptualization and scheme, which is part of the Domestika online course: Create an Infograph that will Make History. Learn the infograph techniques used by National Geographic.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson we are going to start working with the graphic, with the final project This is going to be a graphic about Neanderthals I came up with the idea because you're curious Who has not heard of Neanderthals, as they were physically They were smart and they used decoration, how they hunted, they were stronger than us They were shorter, they were more ... I don't know, I started looking for information And I found it interesting The key, when you are going to make a graph and the first step is the documentation I do insist, so that a graphic is fine, The first thing has to be right i...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Create an Infograph that will Make History
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Category
Design, Illustration -
Areas
Digital Fabrication, Drawing, Infographics, Information Design, Photography Post-production, Sculpture
A course by Fernando Gomez Baptista
Fernando Baptista is the infographics senior editor at National Geographic in Washington.
He studied fine arts at the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU and began his career as a freelance illustrator and designer before becoming a staff member at the newspaper El Correo in 1993. In 2007, he joined the team at National Geographic Magazine in Washington DC. He has taught classes as an associate professor at the University of Navarra and has run conferences and workshops in Europe, the United States, and Latin America.
In 2012, he was named one of the five most influential infographic artists in the world during the last 20 years. He has won more than 125 awards from the likes of the SND, SPD, ÑH, Best American Infographic, and Malofiej, including the Peter Sullivan Award—the most prestigious award in infographics. In 2013, he was nominated for an Emmy for [i]Walking With Giants[i] in the category of New Approaches: Arts, Lifestyle, Culture. His illustrations have also been displayed in museums and featured in books.
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- Audio: Spanish
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- Level: Intermediate
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