There is much, much to like about your drafts for the A-C Gap Part 1.
Some of the high points include
- solid grasp of the purpose (though some did this better than others)
- pretty solid grasp of audience
- solid, solid grasp of the material and data
- good understanding of basic design (including color, fonts, white space, headings, etc.)
- nice creativity in approaching a design narrative and integrating visual aspects into the documents
That’s a lot of good stuff to build on because, as we said from the beginning, these are to be considered first drafts. Here’s some things to consider when you’re moving onto the next stage of the projects (these are some of the big questions I would ask you and they are not all encompassing.):
- can you in one sentence define the data narrative?
- did you fully follow instructions on the inclusion of required data visualizations?
- why is there no substantial difference between your visually enhanced report and your infographic?
- do you feel your use of words enhanced the projects? (in other words, are your words any good?)
- did you answer the primary concerns of your personas with your two products?
Many of the critique comments on the infographics are spot on so I would definitely take the time to process those in conjunction with the other materials as you move forward to make the next draft iteration that we will be testing with real people.
Another great exercise (and one we will probably do in class after spring break) is to take a few moments to determine what you may change about the two products now that you have had some distance from them.