Create an Infograph that will Make History
Course final project
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)
- 4855 students
Joined April 2014
About the final project for: Create an Infograph that will Make History
Create an infographic that will make history
“We are going to do a little review of the steps that we have followed to make the infographic: 1- First you have to choose a theme that you like and that you consider that has graphic possibilities. For this, almost certainly you will have to make a small search for information. 2- Do the research and, if possible, contact an expert, he can help you with the information and check that everything is correct. Having an expert in credits will guarantee the quality of your chart. 3- Sketch your chart, selecting a main element and the secondary elements. 4- You start to make the graph, writing the texts and making the secondary elements, so you will know exactly the space it will occupy. 5- You make the main element, selecting the artistic technique that you want. 6- You refine your graph, aligning the texts and adjusting the colors. Now I want to see how your projects are going. See you in the forum! ”
Partial transcription of the video
“We have finished our project, I hope you find enjoyed, thank you very much for doing it and well let's review a little what we have seen in this course we have seen the Basic history of infographics, current trends in the different supports we have explained processes with a graphic we have learned from the templates in perspective to solve volumes and we have done a project with a main element, secondary and different elements plastic techniques, I have taught you how I work with the sculpture how to make an illustration how to create a background and in the end how to join all those piece...”
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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.
- 99% positive reviews (321)
- 4855 students
- 18 lessons (2h 11m)
- 36 additional resources (27 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish, English, Portuguese
- Level: Intermediate
- Unlimited access forever
