Visual Storytelling Through Infographics
Turning Ideas into Thumbnails
A course by Catalina Plé , Information designer
About the video: Turning Ideas into Thumbnails
Overview
“Now it's time to start thinking visually! In this lesson, you will learn how to translate your ideas into visual elements. ”
In this video lesson Catalina Plé addresses the topic: Turning Ideas into Thumbnails, which is part of the Domestika online course: Visual Storytelling Through Infographics. Unleash your creativity with visual storytelling and tell your stories through infographics..
Partial transcription of the video
“Turning Ideas into Thumbnails In the last lesson, I told you about the different types of visualizations. In this lesson, we're going to turn our ideas into visual images. So what we have here is the story that we wrote and the key moments that are highlighted. What we're going to do next is take those key moments and make a list to have them ready to turn them into images. What I have here is that I already created this list. So we have the list of the elements that we need to create. We have countries, harvesting, soak, machine, sort, mucilage, dry, roast, grind, and the cup. So I create ...”
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Course summary for: Visual Storytelling Through Infographics
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Category
Design, Illustration -
Software
Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Graphic Design, Infographics

Catalina Plé
A course by Catalina Plé
Catalina Perez, also known as Catalina Ple, is an accomplished information designer with over a decade of experience in translating complex concepts into visually compelling graphics. With a diverse background working alongside scientists, researchers, and various clients, Catalina's expertise lies in creating infographics that bridge the gap between aesthetics, practicality, and ethics.
Having collaborated with esteemed organizations such as Stamen Design and GoodRX, Catalina has honed her skills in visualizing health-related issues, data visualization, and visual storytelling. Her unique style blends data visualization techniques with everyday drawings, resulting in captivating and engaging visuals.
Throughout her career, Catalina has worked on notable projects for clients like Wire, Dropbox, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Saildrone, and Oil for Change International. Her work has been featured in exhibitions, publications, and online platforms, earning her recognition in the field of information design.
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