Design Graphics and Infographics

Code:

DGI

Acronym:

DGI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Design

Instance: 2016/2017 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Design
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Graphic Design and Editorial Projects

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MDGPE	43	Plano Oficial 2011	1	-	6	45	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Understand Infographic as a vehicle of information.

Develop own methods to explore the ability to visually represent data, which often are not visual in nature.

Explore and use all the visual grammar in structuring and composition of an infographic project.

Learning outcomes and competences

Skills to be acquired:

- Ability to plan infographic process;

- Know and apply the development process of a infographics;

- Demonstrate ability to communicate content using visual information.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Graphic Design

Program

Infographic: definitions, characterization of different types, structures and techniques.

People, processes and artifact that contributed to the field of infographics.

Infographic versus information visualization.

From data to knowledge.

Informative image: visual design, graphic registry setting, visual composition techniques.

The aesthetics of information.

Infographics and / on the the editorial context.

Mandatory literature

Tufte Edward Rolf; Envisioning information. ISBN: 0-9613921-1-8
Tufte, Edward R. ; The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2001
Tufte, Edward ; Visual Explanations., 1997
Cairo, A. ; El Arte Funcional: Infografia y Visualización de Información, 2011

Complementary Bibliography

Holmes, Nigel ; Diagramatic Graphics, 2005
Cairo, A;; Infografia 2.0: visualización interactiva de información en prensa, 2008
Mijksenaar; Diseño de la información, 2008
Dürsteler, Juan Carlos; ; Visualización de información, 2009

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and practical classes.

Theoretical component: expositive, case studies and their discussion.

Practical component: exercises and development of a practical project.

Software

Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign

keywords

Technological sciences > Architecture > Design > Graphic design

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	30,00
Trabalho escrito	20,00
Trabalho laboratorial	50,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Pratical work - 70%
Teorical work - 30%