When I approach new projects which I’m unsure about I often look at examples to point me in the right direction and try and pick out the conventions that stick out to me. In the case of infographics, a lot of the ones I see use of cartoon people quite often. Although this isn’t the case for all infographics, the ones that stick out for me certainly do. This one for example about work related stress I think does a great job at illustrating the information about work related stress:
Bearing this in mind, I have come up with my own character to help get my point across. For an infographic about Einstein, it seems pretty obvious to include some sort of image of Einstein. Considering this is going to be placed in a classroom, I want it to fit in nicely with what is already on display in a science classroom. If my memory serves me correctly, science classrooms in my high school were covered in warning symbols. These are great for illustrating points and will also be a familiar sight for my infographic’s audience. To make it look like Einstein however, I decided to chop up a picture of his face and only leave his moustache, hair and iconic glasses. This was then applied to a stick figure commonly seen in warning signs. To dress the stickman, I also gave him a lab coat which I based off the warning sign indicating that lab coats must be worn. The end result I feel is quite a fun and playful image.
Checklist:
Tweak outer edges, they appear blurry on Illustrator
Progress with infographic
Make more formats for Infographic, Iphone and web
Research into more warning signs in case any more can be used for visuals