Infographic Comment

Josh Marcinczyk’s Graphic

1. What do you think the main message of the infographic was?

The message of this infographic is that it is very easy to compost at home, and that anyone in any situation can do it. It covers every

2. How was its readability, font, color choice?

The graphic was very small, so I google searched the image and found a larger one that was more legible. The color scheme includes greens and browns and felt very natural and appeared earth-like.

3. When we make our infographic, we will be trying to convey information to encourage students to compost, include a comment on what you think the purpose of the infographic was.

The purpose of this graphic is to inform the reader on how to compost by providing a question with two or more possible answers, where every answer leads to a different way to compost at home primarily.

4. Include in your comment one thing that should have been cut from the infographic

All the information in the graphic is useful and relevant, but some things need more explanation as the reader might not be familiar with some of the terms such as bokashi and upcycled pallet bin.

Josh Marcinczyk- Infographic

What: The infographic uses a mixture of words and images to convey ideas which helps to explain ideas. The infographic assumes that readers know nothing about composting, so the track of ideas begins at “Can you compost at home?,” which is square one in my mind. The creativity comes in the natural color scheme; it feels very organic. It feels warm and welcoming also.
• Gut: I feel very relaxed reading it, but I am also curious. It is a bit of a maze/puzzle, with a new result each time. What surprised me is how they addressed EVERY situation.
• So What: I had not realized how many different ways to compost there were at home. They effectively engage me, as even if a route does not concern/include me, I am still inclined to read through and learn about a new way. The creator wanted to inform that there is a way to compost for everyone, and they did that.
• Now What: They have not considered that some college kids do not care about composting, but this was likely not their audience. We are only offering one way to compost, but we can use visually stimulating patterns and natural color schemes to hold attention and contain an earthy feeling.

Hi! I’m Josh!

I took honors biology, chemistry, and human anatomy as well as AP Physics. I liked human anatomy a lot because I learned about the anatomy of the human body and the physiological nature of humans which I was able to apply to myself when I go to the gym. I also enjoyed physics because I felt like I had a better understanding of nature of motions by the end of the year. This (BIOL2103H) is my first science class in college.
I want to have fun, get a good grade, and be more environmentally aware so that I can live accordingly.
The outreach with the high school students seems very fun because we get to give back to kids who likely look up to us and we all get to help contribute to a national database, and being apart of something on the national scale is something that is very cool for teens.
Given that our class is an honors course, I would imagine that many of us are interested in creating a new type of project/initiative as we are all very high achievers.
By helping with this service learning, we can learn about how ideas involving civic engagement are thought of and developed, the importance and impact that involving the whole community can have, and about other successful civic engagement programs and the qualities that enabled them to succeed.