For this project, I decided to make an infographic about something to do with Rubik's Cubes. Since I have recently been competing with someone in my state for a state record, I decided to do a head to head graphic, between myself and Samuel Pollom. It was cool to see all the different ways I could compare our statistics. I decided that a head to head format would create a very intriguing and visually appealing graphic to compare myself to Pollom.
In order to find all the statistics I needed for my infographic, I went to the World Cube Association website. Worldcubeassociation.org has a database that holds times and other stats for every event that has ever been held at every Rubik's Cube competition. All I had to do was search for my own name and Samuel Pollom's, and all of our times and placing at every competition we have been to were right there, on the website.
When creating the layout/wireframe for this infographic, I went back and forth between a vertical and a horizontal design. I ultimately decided to go with horizontal, even though I had created both designs in Illustrator. I decided to make the title be rather large and in the center, with images of people on either side of it. Then right below, there would be the main stats, showing our times for four main cubes, with vivid colors that would attract your eye. And then there were two more things I needed to add to my design; number of competitions, and number of medals. I ultimately chose to put these on the edges of the infographic, with the number of competitions represented by buildings down a street and the number of medals represented by colored circles that looked like medals.
As mentioned in the process of creating the wireframe, I experimented with vertical and horizontal designs for the infographic. The horizontal design looked less crowded, so I decided to go with that particular look. The people I created with the pen tool, coloring their shirts to go along with the building for number of competitions. For the cubes, I designed them using the different shape tools in Illustrator. I also chose a light gray background, so the white colors on the cubes would pop out.
Most of the feedback I recieved after the presentation of my infographic was positive. My peers and fellow classmates enjoyed the infographic, and my teacher, Mrs. Smith, seemed to like it as well. The thing they liked the most was how it was easy to understand, even for someone who doesn't go to to Rubik's cube competitions.
I really enjoyed creating this infographic. I hope we are able to do more things like it. So far, it has been the project with the most individuality, because we were able to do any topic we'd like. Those are the best projects because we are able to get the most out of our designs, and we generally like the topic we are creating the graphic about. It brings out the best work that we can, and is a great way to evaluate our skills in designing graphics.
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