Creative Infographics: Between Art and Journalism

Aesthetics as ethics 2

A course by Jaime Serra Palou , Infographic Designer

Infographic Designer. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined July 2014
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About the video: Aesthetics as ethics 2

Overview

“If you find yourself in a desert - without waiting for it - it may be a good opportunity to look inside you. In this lesson I tell you how I took advantage of the absence of infographic criteria in my environment, to reflect on mine and impose the conclusions. ”

In this video lesson Jaime Serra Palou addresses the topic: Aesthetics as ethics 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Infographics: Between Art and Journalism. Learn to visualize data in an artistic way through images and text.

Partial transcription of the video

“In the mid-90s, I had moved to live in Buenos Aires, Argentina's capital, mostly driven by boredom at El Periódico de Catalunya, where I was working before. I was ready to leave the infographic and dedicate myself to anything else. He couldn't bear boredom anymore. They offered me, however, set up the Infographic department of the Clarín newspaper and the decision was made in approximately three or four seconds. What I wanted was to live abroad, to travel, meet new ways and I found it perfect if i could put together or if I could link that life experience I wanted to have with the possibili...”

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Course summary for: Creative Infographics: Between Art and Journalism

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Jaime Serra Palou

Jaime Serra Palou
A course by Jaime Serra Palou

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Jaime Serra has over 25 years' professional experience in the journalism industry working with infographics. He started his career in the mid '80s, when infographics were first being used as a journalistic tool. A decade later, he contributed to revolutionizing the infographics industry while working for the Argentinian newspaper Clarín. Twenty years later, he was recognized by the Society For News Design as the most influential infographics artist in the world during the period of 1992-2002.

He has been a creator, director, and consultant for prestigious media companies and their infographic departments in Latin America and Europe, including Clarín (Argentina, 1995-2001) and La Vanguardia (Spain, 2008-2018).

He also showcases his work in contemporary art spaces and publications for international media outlets, such as El Mundo (Spain), O Globo (Brazil), La Nación (Argentina) and El Financiero (Mexico).


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Creative Infographics: Between Art and Journalism. Design course by Jaime Serra Palou

Creative Infographics: Between Art and Journalism

A course by Jaime Serra Palou
Infographic Designer. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined July 2014
  • 100% positive reviews (227)
  • 5,465 students