CASE STUDY 7- Forensic Science not guilty

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Forensic Science created this infographic to inform about "The tragedy of wrongful conviction in the US and the DNA evidence that frees them". This infographic has a couple of key features that really appeal to me, one of them being the DNA strand that features down the centre for the majority of the infographic. It's good how they've made the DNA strand in to some form of link/path to key parts of information and how well it fits due to its relationship with the subject.

Another key inspiration for me is the colour scheme, the way the designer has successfully used a dark black background accompanied with contrasting bold white illustrations and text. I believe its success is down to the clean simple lines of the text and illustrations but also the small bursts of red mean the infographic doesn't become too much of a bore and attracts attention to parts meaning no key information is missed out.

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CASE STUDY 6- 15 things you should know about breasts

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This infographic was created by Online Schools to illustrate some quite interesting facts about breasts as well as the costs and dangers. The infographic seems to be less serious than others maybe because it's not putting across an argument or because of the novel illustrations of the perfectly round uniform breasts. The colour scheme works really well and attracts more attention to the breasts due the dark background and grey illustrations of people. However, the small grey writing underneath some images is very difficult to read because of the combination of dark grey colouring as well as the font choice, i believe a cleaner font like Helvetica would have worked better.

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CASE STUDY 5- Bikes can save us!

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This is an infographic created by Healthcare Management Degree to show the advantages and convert commuters into using a bike as opposed to a car. It provides a convincing argument due to the detail and attention used in the graphs, charts and illustrations. The illustrations aren't too elaborate but have their own quirky, distinct style that when partnered with the bold colour scheme instantly catch your attention and draws you in. I believe the typeface used has worked very well, it directs your eyes to all the key information and features due to its clean tall bold lines and legibility. 

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CASE STUDY 4- XRay Technician School Free your feet

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This is an infographic created by XRay Technician Schools to illustrate the effects of wearing running trainers and the benefits of running bare foot, it proves it point very successfully from the price benefits to health effects. Its a very clean example of an infographic and some what resembles an elongated magazine page due to its plain white background, a more formal layout and more detailed illustrations.

I'm not overly keen on the layout and features compared to others, i prefer a more simplistic illustration similar to case study 3 and a more random layout as opposed to the grid like layout used in this.

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CASE STUDY 3- TSA grope and pillage

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Above is an infographic from Online Criminal Justice Degree "laying out the incredible waste, incompetence and invasiveness of the TSA" This is one of my favourite infographics i have come across whilst undetaking research. The infographic has its own distinct unique style that sets it apart from all the others  every single feature stands out and grabs my attention; from the bold contrasting red illustrations, down to the simple banners used to convey the information. 

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CASE STUDY 2- Lauren Binning work infographic

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This infographic was created by Lauren Binning to guide and assist people who are confused as which career path to follow, it provides information such as; growing and declining occupations, satisfying jobs and employment rate based on education. What would be a boring article in a newspaper or magazine has been made visually exciting with the use of colour and organising the text and images in organised chaos. The use of multiple question marks and zig zagging paths/arrows further emphasises the infographics purpose to assist in careers paths. I particularly enjoy how Lauren has used ribbon/banner shaped boxes to illustrate the rise and decline of occupations, also the use of colour further represents these facts.

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CASE STUDY 1- A history of western typefaces

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"The infographic above presents a history of typefaces, incorporating fun tidbits from tech, pop culture and the web" It was created by the team over at Mashable. The infographic uses a simple, subtle colour scheme with contrasting red splashes to put emphasis on the key components that are mentioned in the text. The way the timeline is presented reminds me of a ruler with its tall slender layout and the yearly indentations representing the cm markings, the dotted lines subtly direct your eyes to the key features of the design. Overall they have taken a piece of information that wouldn't normally be interesting and made it very attractive and intriguing.

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