Infographics applied in design education

Gao Ru, Zhang Ya Ming

2014 IEEE Workshop on Advanced Research and Technology in Industry Applications (WARTIA) · 2014 · 27 citations · 2 references

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TL;DR

Infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data, or knowledge, and their use in design education presents increasing challenges for teaching. This paper analyzes the relationship between infographics and design education. The study reviews existing research on applying infographics in design education and projects future integration of the two.

Abstract

Infographics, the word information graphics, use graphic visual representations to show information, data or knowledge. Infographics applied in education, especially the design education, become more challenging to design teaching. This paper analyzes the relationship between infographics and design education. Design education prepares designers for business and society. It takes time to develop and innovate, but this paper will show some researches on how to apply infographics in design education and in the end, forecast the combination of both.

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