Creative Infographics: Between Art and Journalism
Infographics can not be art ...
A course by Jaime Serra Palou , Infographic Designer
About the video: Infographics can not be art ...
Overview
“The infographic is a tool born of the will to explain the objectivable. However, nowhere is it written that it can not be used for other purposes. ”
In this video lesson Jaime Serra Palou addresses the topic: Infographics can not be art ..., 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
“My intention was to represent the subject with the infographic, that is, with a tool born and conceived at the service of the objectivable. This, in principle, turns out to be a paradox, a contradiction, could be almost a poetic act in itself to try. At this point, did not know how to continue without blowing all the rules of the infographic itself, but the question was: without blowing those rules, With what rules would I work? I understand that it is impossible work without limits, without rules. I do not think that the creative act has too much to do with freedom, that, on the other hand...”
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Course summary for: Creative Infographics: Between Art and Journalism
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Communication, Infographics, Information Design
Jaime Serra Palou
A course by Jaime Serra Palou
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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