Monday, April 16, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
Final Project Proposal
Courtney Zernhelt
Information Graphics
Title: The Economics of Dating, Chad vs. Courtney
Goals/Objectives:
This semester the easiest information for me to convey was
the information that was more personal.
For my final project I have decided to look at the relationship between
my boyfriend and I. I want visually represent the economics of our dating
lifestyle. I have looked at data about how much we spend on our dating attire,
the amount of time it takes us to prepare for a date, the places we typically
go on dates, how much fun we have on each date and the average amount of money
we each spent on a typical date night out. I want to use different types of
line graphs and visuals like silhouettes of a couple to create a poster visual.
Source Data:
The data will come from Chad and I. The date receipts, the
costs of clothing we typically wear on a date together, the places the receipts
are from and our average feelings on which dates are more or less enjoyable
together.
Media:
I want to create a poster visual to represent different
financials of dating. A poster is
within my skill range with the software and I feel an effective way to convey
the costs of dating someone that anyone can see and relate to.
Audience:
This poster will appeal to anyone who has dated someone
consistently and both males and females that are curious about a dating
lifestyle economically.
Resources:
Chad Bathgate (boyfriend)
Courtney Zernhelt (girlfriend)
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Assignment 2 Reading Response
I chose a color scheme of pinks. The first reason to bring about attention to the data, the second reason for only three colors was to bring visual harmony as talked about in the article. Having the muted color mixed in with the brighter pinks in my poster are said by the article to help bring attention to the data within the color, this was also intentional for the same reasons the article states. Color is also used according to the data in my background. The color scheme stays continual but the colors bring a focus to the graph of time which leads into the second article. Due to the overwhelming colors, I was able to present the space within my project as more full as this second article discusses one way to fill space is to spread the data. I also achieved this particularly where my clock is located which represents time, another key element to the piece. The strongest way to represent time in a contemporary manner, as the article states; is to display time in a mapping sense. For my set of data, the time displayed was when I consumed my drinks, not a time of distance. For this reason I chose to make a clock graph to show when I consumed each drink over the time span rather than to bring in a distance map that is irrelevant to my data.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Assignment 2 Sketch
The idea is the graph the drinks I intake, calories, and cost. Visually I'm unsure how to make it more interesting and I am open to suggestions...
Assignment 2 Data
Week One
Total Drinks: 10
Coffee: 3
Orange Juice: 2
Mountain Dew: 2
Water: 3
Week Two
Total Drinks: 19
Coffee: 3
Orange Juice: 4
Mountain Dew: 6
Water: 6
Week Three
Total Drinks: 10
Coffee: 3
Orange Juice: 2
Mountain Dew: 1
Water: 4
Costs:
Coffee: $3.10 each
Orange Juice: $2.00 each
Mountain Dew: $1.25 each
Water: $1.50 each
Calories:
Coffee: 250 each
Orange Juice: 140 each
Mountain Dew: 170 each
Water: 0 each
Size of each Drink:
Coffee: 16 oz
Orange Juice: 10 oz
Mountain Dew: 12 oz
Water: 16 oz
Total Drinks:
Total: 39
Coffee: 9
Orange Juice: 8
Mountain Dew: 8
Water: 13
Total Costs:
Total: $73.40
Coffee: $27.90
Orange Juice: $16.00
Mountain Dew: $10
Water: $19.50
Total Calories:
Total:4,730
Coffee: 2,250
Orange Juice: 1,120
Mountain Dew: 1,360
Water: 0
Total Drinks: 10
Coffee: 3
Orange Juice: 2
Mountain Dew: 2
Water: 3
Week Two
Total Drinks: 19
Coffee: 3
Orange Juice: 4
Mountain Dew: 6
Water: 6
Week Three
Total Drinks: 10
Coffee: 3
Orange Juice: 2
Mountain Dew: 1
Water: 4
Costs:
Coffee: $3.10 each
Orange Juice: $2.00 each
Mountain Dew: $1.25 each
Water: $1.50 each
Calories:
Coffee: 250 each
Orange Juice: 140 each
Mountain Dew: 170 each
Water: 0 each
Size of each Drink:
Coffee: 16 oz
Orange Juice: 10 oz
Mountain Dew: 12 oz
Water: 16 oz
Total Drinks:
Total: 39
Coffee: 9
Orange Juice: 8
Mountain Dew: 8
Water: 13
Total Costs:
Total: $73.40
Coffee: $27.90
Orange Juice: $16.00
Mountain Dew: $10
Water: $19.50
Total Calories:
Total:4,730
Coffee: 2,250
Orange Juice: 1,120
Mountain Dew: 1,360
Water: 0
Assignment 2 Problem
Over the first three weeks of the semester, I chose to document the number of times I drink in a day, what types of drinks I consume, the money I spend on each drink, and the amount of calories I consume for each drink. To my surprise I found that I only consume three drinks daily: Water, Starbucks Soy Lattes, Mountain Dew Soda, and Orange Juice. For this assignment I want to see what I spend total on every drink, and the amount of calories I consumed over the last three weeks in only beverages. With the graph I also plan to see what drinks are most costly, what I drink most of, where the highest calories come from, and the least costing drink.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Assignment One
After evaluating the
statistics of the NHTSA Fatality Analysis Report for the years 1994-2009, I
have decided to graph and show the number of passengers to drivers involved in
fatality crashes between the years 2000 and 2009. To do so, I plan to create a venn
diagram to show the statics of the number of deaths per year, as well as the
number of passengers, and driver deaths per year. This graph is intended for an
audience that has driven since the year 2000. In choosing these years, I have
discovered that those drives that were age 16 and driving in the year 2000
through 2009 fall under the most risky age group of drivers. This age group
ranges from age16-25, making drivers of this age group pay the highest
insurance rates for risky driving (information provided by Erie Insurance age
group rates and reasoning’s).
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