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Information Design for Editorial Infographics

Journalistic Infographics: History and Methodologies

A course by Manuel Bortoletti , Information Designer

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7,264 students

Audio: Italian

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About the video: Journalistic Infographics: History and Methodologies

Overview

“In this lesson, you will learn about the origins of infographics in journalism, how information can be displayed, and how we can use these views to convey a message.”

In this video lesson Manuel Bortoletti addresses the topic: Journalistic Infographics: History and Methodologies, which is part of the Domestika online course: Information Design for Editorial Infographics. Learn to transform any topic, from tech to the environment, into a visual story by designing a clear and engaging infographic with Illustrator and InDesign.

Partial transcription of the video

“Journalistic Infographics: History and Methodologies In this lesson, I will outline the history of journalistic infographics, and I'll show you the methodologies to explain content in a visual way. In our minds, we often struggle to approach the rationality of complex concepts with more emotional and aesthetic aspects. The purpose of this course will be precisely to discuss a complex topic using a clear, tidy, but, above all, attractive infographic. As a topic for the final project for this course, I chose the Fukushima disaster. To tell what happened in March 2011, we will use different vi...”

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Course summary for: Information Design for Editorial Infographics

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (186)
7264 students
4 units
29 lessons (7h 1m)
13 downloads

Category
Design
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign
Areas
Graphic Design, Infographics, Information Design, Interactive Design

Manuel Bortoletti

A course by Manuel Bortoletti

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Information Designer

Manuel Bortoletti is an information designer specializing in editorial infographics. He discovered the infographic universe during his college years and, in 2015, started working in the editorial department at IL magazine, a lifestyle publication belonging to Il Sole 24 Ore. This job launched his career in the Italian and international print industry, where he's created infographics for scientific and culture magazines as well as prominent newspapers.

Throughout his career, he has collaborated with La Repubblica, The New York Times T Brand Studio, The Economist, Linkiesta, and a host of other newspapers and publishers. In 2019, his work earned him the European Design Award in the Print Infographics category.