Regarding the three characteristics of effective informative delivery, the infographic is intellectually stimulating because it makes you think about what you can and cannot compost. It causes the viewer to contemplate what materials they have on the infographic at home, and whether or not they belong. As for being relevant to the audience, it would be perfect for the Rooker Hall demographic because the information is specifically tailored for people on campus in a dorm. And, I think it’s creative with its use of the neutral, mellow color scheme, as well as the cute illustrated items that either can or can’t be composted. Also, the three fonts work well together from a design standpoint and would be perfect and easy to read.
As for my gut emotional responses, I was immediately content because it is just so well illustrated and I love the mellow green background with the illustrations of food and other materials. It surprised me that newspaper is compostable because I thought the inks would have chemicals that might be harmful, but I guess not. Nothing angered or frustrated me because this infographic was carefully and thoughtfully made. And, the information didn’t deal with something upsetting like the news.
Before this infographic and this unit, although I barely knew anything about composting, I didn’t think that people would attempt to put plastic materials or processed food into compost piles. I suppose it makes sense with the plastic materials if the theoretical person confused recycling and composting, but I would never think to compost pizza just because I before assumed only fruits and vegetables could be composted. From the infographic, the creator was probably just hoping that the people on campus would gain a new perspective on what they could or couldn’t compost. To find this data, they used one source which is a Toronto informative website with information about what can and cannot be composted. We might engage in finding this data by just copying and pasting the information into a search bar, since they provided the source on the poster.
Although this compost infographic is very successful from a design and informative standpoint, I think maybe they could’ve considered a bit on why the demographic can’t compost certain things. However, it makes sense that they haven’t thought of including this in case there would be too much information that the viewer would not want to read and possibly walk away from the sight of too many words. We can definitely use this as an inspiration for our graphic with the layout of the work because the information is so clearly displayed. Not to mention, we can kind of copy the illustrations (still changing some aspects) for the images of the things that can and can’t be composted.
I agree with all of your points, and I am interested to see how you could adapt the design to fit UGA’s Rooker Hall. The main message is clear in that it seeks to inform you of the ins and outs of composting. In term of readability, I also appreciate the mellow colors paired with the simple, modern design. It seems a tad unbalanced to me, the margins are uneven and the dump truck seems to heavy. The fonts are easy to read; however, I feel there are slightly too many fonts to really blend together. I would caution against leaving the line that states “if you cant find one [a bin] near you, throw your organic material under a tree or in the bushes” as I am sure the ground’s staff would not appreciate an influx of organic matter on the grounds. I do also love the simple graphics, but in terms of design the infographic seems a tad unbalanced, something that could be easily fixed. In terms of a title, I believe “The In’s and Out’s of Composting” would suffice.
The main message of this infographic is to tell students who live on a school campus what they should and should not be putting in the compost bins! I LOVED this infographic! It is extremely applicable to what we are trying to do at Rooker Hall. I love the pastel colors that this infographic uses. It makes it attractive and easy to look at. I like how short and simple it is. This infographic gets straight to the point without getting bogged down in too many details. I like the cute little cartoons, too! I think something that can be cut from this infographic is the specific information on where to find the compost bins. Obviously, this is not something we would include on our flyer yet because we do not know where these might be located. I think a good title for this post would be “Composting on Campus!” It is short and catchy, and it also makes the infographic hit closer to home because we all live on campus (well, if you’re in Rooker Hall reading this). – Sarah Kate Brewer