Hi, today I read an interesting news article about the amount of minimum wage increasing in the state on Michigan on March 29, 2019. You can find the article by going to this link:
https://www.mlive.com/news/2019/03/michigans-minimum-wage-goes-up-on-march-29.html
After reading this article I created an infographic to sum up the data/important information that was given to its readers throughout. My objective with this project was to create a visually pleasing image with the information throughout the news article, to create a better reading experience for viewers. First to visualize my data, I created a list of important points which made it easier for me to translate the information from the article. Here is the list that I came up with:
- Minimum wage Increase
- People who are affected
- Dates of occurrence
- Amounts for the different types of minimum wage
Next, I chose a format for my infographic that I thought would work best for presenting this data. Then, I referred back to the article for specific numbers. This helped me throughout my creativity process when I looked back at the original article and made it easier for me to come up with ideas that best fit my specific graph. Finally to tie everything together, I found symbols and inserted just the right amount of text. Here is the infographic that I created:
https://create.piktochart.com/output/37673211-kailey-scott-s-infographic
I find it much more effective to read data off of an infographic in comparison to the news article. It grabs my attention and I think it makes the information more interesting to look at and read when there are symbols and pictures that sum up the data for you. I think the visuals within the image that I created act in a persuasive way because it catches a persons eye and it contains a lot less words.
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