Infographics

Today’s exercise: take a story in the news and turn it into an infographic.

READ: Some guidelines and tips for making effective graphics

Some examples (which ones work well, and which ones don’t?):

More examples and inspiration: The 100 Best Infographics

Tools for building infographics

Design templates and infographic builders:
Canva
Piktochart

60 awesome free tools (via Canva, including info on where to find illustrations, photographs, fonts and more)

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Useful links: Media releases

• NSW Police Media 
• Australian Federal Police
• City of Sydney (council) media
• NSW State Government news
• Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
• The CSIRO
• Greenpeace
• the RSPCA
• Barnardo’s Australia
• The Australian Medical Association
• The Australian Human Rights Commission
• The Australian Government: Latest Media Releases
• Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• Department of Defence
• Screen Australia
• Art Gallery of NSW
• Museum of Contemporary Art
• National Gallery of Australia
• National Portrait Gallery
• Apple press info
• Australian Institute of Sport
• AFL media releases
• Australian Cricket

Photojournalism: the power of photography

 

Ritualism 9, from a series by Tamara Dean (http://oculi.com.au/photographers/tamara-dean/)

TOPIC: Telling a story with photographs

The people formerly known as the audience

Who’s your audience? Photo: davidrbanta/CC/deviantart

The audience is an important determinant of news – it’s logical that news of interest to some people isn’t to others. Journalists need to know what their audiences want and need to know.

Thinking right: creativity and journalism

Future world, by d76b23/CC/flickr

PLAYING:

Which side of your brain is most dominant?