Exploring Graphic Technologies: The Integration of Industry, Commerce and Education Professor Susan B. Fecho, MFA Chair of the Department of Art and Design, Barton College

The challenge…

¡  The challenge of numerical or quantitative data is communicating the complex ideas to a variety of audiences in various contexts.

Transformation of the socialist system into a decisive factor of world development (c. 1960)

The Best Jaime Serra: Creator of the best infographic of the past 20 years.

¡  The challenge is to find an innovative way to represent the information that entices the audience to review the data.

¡  The inclusion of graphic technologies into STEM education would build upon the knowledge, skills and experiences developed in mandatory science, and technology studies k-8.

¡  Exploring the design and redesign of infographics assists students in the management of information and develops the ability to read, plan, create, organize, evaluate and disseminate graphical presentations.

http://www.bestinfographics.co/category/vintage-infographics/

¡  STEM to STEAM initiative

¡  School to Work programs

¡ Collaborative work environments

¡  Scaffolding activities

Case Studies

Collaborative Work Environments

Sampling of Curriculum Goals: ¡ Visualizing the story.

¡ Visualizing data.

¡ Demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.

¡  To critically consider the mediated environments we participate in.

Charts, graphs, & network diagrams “KidZone” http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/ Pie Chart

Generator

http://piecolor.com

http://www.yellowpipe.com/yis/tools/pie_chart/index.php

http://digsitevalue.org/k/pie-chart-maker Chart Generator

http://www.maptools.org/owtchart/chartgen.phtml

http://chartpart.com

http://www.gapminder.org

!Visualization+software0+free http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/4

http://www-958.ibm.com/software/analytics/manyeyes/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/pinball/ Listing of generators

http://freevisualtools.wikispaces.com4http://degreecentral.com/free:data:visualization:tools/4

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Color Control Resources

Color Swatch Generator

http://colorschemedesigner.com2http://mashable.com/2010/06/10/color9tools9web9design/

Accessibility http://snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.html Swatches2from2a2photograph

http://bighugelabs.com/colors.php2http://www.pictaculous.com2

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Free$images$for$educational$use KidZone” http://pics.tech4learning.com http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml7

http://www.morguefile.com7http://www.public9domain9image.com7

Various links http://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes/125

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Links

How to Choose a Typeface By Douglas Bonneville http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/03/24/how-to-choose-a-typeface/

Visual Color Symbolism Chart by Culture: http://webdesign.about.com/od/colorcharts/l/bl_colorculture.htm The Power of Colors and their Meanings: http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/1-13-2005-64166.asp

Color

Evaluation methods

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