Introduction to Illustrated Infographics
Concept, Visual Idea and Mood Board
A course by Jing Zhang , Illustrator
About the video: Concept, Visual Idea and Mood Board
Overview
“The concept is just as important as the visual. So you can never spend too much time researching your subject. What I find most interesting in infographics are usually the topics. I often find I want to learn about them just as much as illustrate them. In this lesson, I will show you how to analyse your brief, develop the concept through your research, and how to create your mood board.”
In this video lesson Jing Zhang addresses the topic: Concept, Visual Idea and Mood Board, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Illustrated Infographics. Learn to communicate information with style by creating eye-catching graphics, from the initial sketch in Illustrator to its modeling in Cinema 4D.
Partial transcription of the video
“Concept, Visual Idea, and Mood Board In this lesson, I will show you how to analyse your brief and how to develop a concept according to your research. What I find most interesting in infographics are usually the topics, subjects I want to learn, as well as illustrate. The concept is just as important as the visual, so we can never spend too much time researching the subject. It's important to understand and analyse the information that needs to be converted into an illustration. It all starts with the brief. It can be just a few lines verbally from your client or sometimes several pages of...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Illustrated Infographics
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Areas
Infographics, Information Design, Interactive Design
Jing Zhang
A course by Jing Zhang
Jing Zhang is a Chinese illustrator based in London. She first moved to the UK to study fashion design, but after graduating from university, she got a job in graphic design where she found her true passion. As personal projects, she created the illustrated series called Recipe Cards as well as Imaginary Factory, which received very positive feedback on Behance, and later helped her find work with much bigger projects.
She’s collaborated with a wide range of clients ranging from government agencies, organizations, to a variety of businesses. Her client list includes the European Parliament, UNICEF, General Electric, IBM, Apple, Samsung, Adobe, Google, Dubai Expo and many others. She has also been a part of the jury of the D&AD Awards, which is one of the most prestigious awards in design.
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