Infographics under Time pressure

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Time magazine's 'infographics' combine symbolic illustration and hard data to visually depict an article with one or two images. An example of the creative editorial process used to create infographics is presented step-by-step. The graphics editor, after a meeting with the story editors, picks a computer artist and a researcher to work on the piece. The researcher for the infographic data has as much responsibility to be accurate as a text-based counterpart. The computer artist, after much trial-and-error, settles on an illustration and scans a hand-sketched version into Adobe Illustrator 88 computer graphics software where all the necessary refinements are made. Appropriate metaphors are expressed in a visually compelling way to enhance the text-based article.

Periodicals, Time (Periodical), Image Generation, Case Study, Symbols, Bar Graphs, Magazines

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Energy Etc

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Newsletters Etc Pres Jackie Willig started her own newsletter-preparation business, after careers in both broadcasting and public relations. Newsletters Etc produces about 15 newsletters for clients, which are as different as medical clinics and the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100. Willig is developing a new newsletter that she plans to sell to pediatricians' offices and child care facilities. Willig uses the Res Edit program to customize her Apple Macintosh's system software, and she uses and a programmed keyboard for Pagemaker menu commands.

Management, Text processing software, Newsletters, New Company, Service Bureaus, Publishing Industry, company profile, Willig, Jackie, Newsletters Etc.

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A guide to excellence: using Excel graphics to tell your story

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The transformation of two Microsoft Excel 2.2 charts using CA-Cricket Graphs and Macdraw II and Adobe Illustrator 88 are compared in use and output. Because Excel lacks some basic design aids, it is difficult to produce a very attractive chart on it. For Excel users, the only solution is often a separate draw program. Attention to detail and a little restraint are highly useful in creating graphs. Step-by-step instructions for the use of each are given.

Spreadsheet software, Presentations, Tutorial, Graphs, MacDraw II (Computer graphics software), Microsoft Excel 2.2 (Spreadsheet software), CA-Cricket Graph (Computer graphics software)

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