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Information Design for Editorial Infographics

Illustrate the Map 2

A course by Manuel Bortoletti , Information Designer

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Audio: Italian, English, French, Portuguese

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About the video: Illustrate the Map 2

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

“Let's examine the pictograms depicting the earthquake's epicenter and the nuclear plant's location now. So we create circles. as tall as two lines of text. about 16.5 points. we fill it with dark blue To represent the earthquake. design a pictogram using concentric circles. This will be effective. So. we trace the circle and give it a stroke of one point. Then. trace it twice more. and trace it two more times. Ok. Group them. Give it the color of the sea. and we space the typographic part 5 points apart from the pictogram. We cover the circle once more. as we did before. we created as the p...”

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Course summary for: Information Design for Editorial Infographics

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (188)
7391 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.