i think i'm hooked. i really like information design. explaining things so they make sense makes sense to me. i think i'm a pretty logical thinker, so i suppose this helps.
Okay.
So I made some more progress with my project. I really like where this is going, even though I only have three more weeks to work on it! But it's okay. It's all about the big picture, the vision. It's not necessarily about what product comes out of this class, but what I see in the long run. Which is perfect.
I feel like I've been slacking on my blog; it's true. I haven't really updated anything in a long time. I think that that mostly stems from the frustration I was having. I didn't know what I wanted to do. Now I do. I had a fascinating discovery today; a revelation.
I found an amazing website.
I googled "information design" and stumbled upon it. It is fantastic! It has many different examples of information design systems and their practical applications and/or uses.
From this website, I saw patterns firsthand that I was interested in, but tried to connect them to my project with no success. I had no idea how the use of such design systems could effectively convey all of the information I wish to say in my piece.
And then I saw the "Pearl Necklet".
And my mind started making connections.
It is perfect; the system I need.
The system I will use.
This is it.
Take a look!
Pearl Necklet
Fantastic!
It's like a subway map.
Different subway lines are different economies of different countries.
We are going somewhere-we are traveling along this economic rollercoaster. It's a form of transportation.
Other countries are being affected by us just as we are being affected by them.
This is why I like the idea of a pearl necklet: The different stops along the subway map, or country "line" are significant for a couple of reasons. The stops are points of convergence between the countries. These separate countries with their separate agendas. And yet they are all interconnected. Different happenings or events bring them together, they have similar "stops" at this point, when they are all interrelated. Though they are separate, they are similar at these meeting places.
What countries are we greatly affecting/are greatly affecting us?
*Iceland
*Russia
*China
*Who else? Do I need to relate any other countries at this time? In order to keep this as manageable as possible so I can actually have a somewhat completed project, it might be best just to leave them alone and just include the four of us
Some inspiration:
The DC Metro Is So Easy to Navigate
NYC MTA- Where I First Fell in Love With Public Transportation
My Favorite! An Interactive Paris
I Love Chicago
Chicago CTA Map:
Two Connected Fibonacci Spirals-I'm obsessed with the Fibonacci Spiral right now...
Washington DC Metrorail
NYC Subway
I'm kind of excited. I think that this project could take me months to complete, but I will try to get as much done in two weeks as possible!
:)
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