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.

Assignment 2 In-Progress

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 Influences

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

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.

Assignment 1 Graph

Assignment 1 Write Up

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).