Ku Kim
What: The infographic is very intellectually stimulating because it educates those with apartments on how to make a difference. It’s relevant to the audience (aka those who own apartments) because it appeals directly to them by saying “how to compost in your apartment.” It’s different and creative because I haven’t seen compost infographics or posts geared towards those who specifically live in apartments.
Gut: Initially I really liked the infographic and what it was portraying; however, now that I am analyzing it, it doesn’t educate as much as it could. It generalizes the categories of things you can add to compost, but food is too broad. There are many food scraps that can’t be added in.
So what?: I think the artist was trying to get millenials and those living in apartments to try and compost, even though their living situation isn’t most suitable for it. He or she oversimplified the concept of composting, making it look far too easy to do. They could’ve done more thorough research. Instead, they have not 100% accurate info.
Now what?: I certainly think that after analyzing some infographics, we need to make design and info of the utmost priority. We need to consider how we should appeal to students because why would they be interested in changing their habits if they truly don’t see the simplicity and benefits of it?
I like this infographic! In my opinion, the color scheme reminds me of old-timey advertisements, which makes me think about the advances in composting and environmentalism from then to now. It reads well, and using only three colors on the entire graphic keeps it simple. I believe that the purpose of this infographic is to show how easy it is to compost, and that you can do it in your own apartment or other small living quarters. I like how everything is tied together, but if I had to cut one thing, it would be “no smells and no pests” part. To me, that makes me think that there is a possibility of messing up… and getting bad smells and pests in your apartment. A good title for this would be “Composting In Small Spaces Made Easy”.