Create an Infograph that will Make History
Explaining a process with a graph
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 video: Explaining a process with a graph
Overview
“I will use the example of how to put a boat in a light bulb to start working with process graphics.”
In this video lesson Fernando Gomez Baptista addresses the topic: Explaining a process with a graph, 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 will tell a process. Processes is something we continually have our graphics. They are temporary processes. It is something that happens. I think it's a good exercise ... ... to start with what it is to make a graph. I recommend that you choose a process that interests you ... ... or be curious. Nor does it have to be very complicated. In my case I have chosen the process of putting a ship ... ... inside a light bulb. I was curious to know. Well, how can we put it in. For that, what I did was, well, build it. I took a light bulb. A small piece of wood. I researched a littl...”
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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.
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