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Information Design for Editorial Infographics

Illustrate the Map 1

A course by Manuel Bortoletti , Information Designer

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100% positive reviews (186)

7,263 students

Audio: Italian

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About the video: Illustrate the Map 1

Overview

“In this lesson I will teach you to draw the map that highlights the epicenter of the earthquake and the location of the power plant in Japan.”

In this video lesson Manuel Bortoletti addresses the topic: Illustrate the Map 1, 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

“Illustrating the Map In this lesson, I'll show you how to illustrate a map indicating the epicenter of the earthquake and the location of the Fukushima power plant. We are in Illustrator... First, I'll open a new document. Now, we need to set the map size. Let's go here to InDesign, select the box we reserved for the map, copy it, go back to Illustrator, and paste that exact box. Leave just the border and color that black. We'll call this layer "base." OK. Now, we need to create the map of Japan with all its prefectures. To create a map, I normally use several approaches. The first is to go...”

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Course summary for: Information Design for Editorial Infographics

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (186)
7263 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.