Infographic

This was pretty difficult but worth the knowledge learned.  I wish I could have more time to learn more about the tools to improve the product more.  The text boxes were difficult to navigate.  I also didn't like how I could customize the colors.  It's possible I just haven't found the tool to be able to do that.  I really got frustrated and turned in the towel when my computer froze and I feared I was going to lose everything I had worked on.  Luckily, my better half came up with a solution.  He used his great camera and took a picture of the screen.  We then uploaded it onto my computer where I was able to use it as an attachment for here.

"The six aptitudes are: design, story, symphony, empathy, play, and meaning.

Mastering these aptitudes is not sufficient; leveraging these aptitudes has

become necessary for professional success and personal fulfillment in today’s

world." (Presentation Zen)

    I hope that I was able to portray this kind of leveraging in my first infographic.  It was a learning experience.  The design was not an afterthought, but purposeful as it is suggested it should be in the text. I stopped and thought of what I was trying to give to the reader.  This was how poetry helps readers or even if it did.  I had looked at a lot of infographics but when I accessed them on my own computer, I couldn't get the ones I truly liked.  This ended up being a happy accident because the few I could I found this one which I liked but had different information on it.  I realized it was perfect for the information that I had.  I changed some to help with its simplicity.

      "What we need are people who can recognize the patterns and are skilled at seeing the nuances and simplicity that may exist in a complex problem."  (Presentation Zen) The symphony of this piece was my attempt to show the difference between average and special education as well as how poetry reasserts itself in adult readers. 

    "The dull, text-filled slide approach is common and normal, but it is not effective. The problem is not one of tools or technique—it is a problem of bad habits. While some tools are better than others, it is possible to present effectively with the aid of multimedia tools." (Presentation Zen) I was trying to stay away from a great amount of text but found it incredibly difficult.  Maybe its my bad habits.  Looking back I could have tried to find pictured to represent some of the written text that was beside the pictograph I used.  But I am unsure if that would have been effective there or just distracting and confusing.  All in all, I'm rather happy with this first attempt and want to use it more and more effectively. I will definitely be tinkering more with these.