Information Design for Editorial Infographics

Overview

“At this point, I will insert the pictograms and the part of the map corresponding to mainland Asia.”

In this video lesson Manuel Bortoletti addresses the topic: Illustrate the Map 2, 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 Let's now create the pictograms of the epicenter of the earthquake and the nuclear power plant. We'll create circles as high as two lines of text, about 16.5 points. We'll add a fill with dark blue. For the earthquake, we could create a pictogram made up of concentric circles. So let's fill the circle, add another circle and line, and copy it two more times. OK. Let's group it. We'll apply the same color as the sea. Let’s move the text part five points from the pictogram. Then, we'll copy the circle that we created as a frame for the pictogram again and place it here. W...”

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Course summary for: Information Design for Editorial Infographics

• Level: Beginner
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• 4 units
• 29 lessons (7h 1m)
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• Category

  Design

• Software

  Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign

• Areas

  Graphic Design, Infographics, Information Design, Interactive Design