Rationale

I believe my design meets the requirements of my Info-graphic theme by completing its main objective of teaching the users the techniques of shooting an Inline Hockey Puck along with some interesting facts and other helpful tips. It discusses reasons why we do some of the techniques and ideas of shooting to help users understand it more thoroughly. It uses easy language and explains Unknown vocabulary to target. It targets beginners ranging from youth to seniors as I stated in my idea. It has a simple soft design to make it easy for users to understand and depict the symbols and pictures. I made a simple interface easy for younger users as well as seniors not that techno-savvy will still able to navigate through my design also with the Easy step by step flow incorporated makes its available for everyone. No complicated interactivity for users to help the steady flow of information.  I’m overall happy with my finished product and have sent it through to some of the parents of the children I coach and they thought it was helpful for themselves to understand yet they don’t play and has encouraged them to get more involved with their children learning how to shoot with the stuff they have picked up with the Info-graphic. I have also been told that the children found it very easy and breezed through the design and enjoyed the “Slap shot” segment as they all want to know how to do that Big shot at a young age. 

Final

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Play SWF

Vectors Used

Revised & Developed Pages

Concepts

Visual Style & Trials

Playing around with my concepts and on Illustrator i came up with these initial vectors

Trials of Banners

Preferred Style

1st stick was original concept of a simple silhouette
2nd development added slight shading to give depth and tape for detail

Additional Research

Hockey Shooting

http://www.texashockey.com/drills/wrist.htm

http://www.hockeyshot.com/shooting-tips_a/418.htm

http://www.exploratorium.edu/hockey/shooting1.html

InfoGraphics

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonoberholtzer/2012/09/18/today-in-horrible-infographics-5-keys-to-creating-successful-infographics/

http://blog.visual.ly/top-30-viral-infographics/

http://blog.visual.ly/top-30-viral-infographics/

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/advertising/infographic-5-keys-creating-successful-infographics-003555049.html

Font decisions

I have used these two fonts before and really like them and suit the style i would like
in my project

http://www.dafont.com/bebas-neue.font

http://www.dafont.com/share-regular.font

Colour Palette

Colour scheme i would like to use in my Infographic

Info-graphic Research

I like the literal unique way the portrayed value.

old-school diagram which i could possibly visually reference and develop.

I like the stylized headings and values, nice colour scheme which works well and eye pleasing.

interesting Graphics and overlapping of colours.

like the high contrasting colour scheme with the black background which i want to replicate.

nice labels and headings simalar to the style i would like to use.

nice soft but easy to read contrasting colour scheme.

simple stylised graphics.

i like the graphics but would like if they were stonger and higher contrast against the background.

Flowchart showing path of my interactive piece

IDEA

I will design a Interactive Info Graphic display and teaching viewers the art of shooting in the sport of inline hockey it will be aimed and beginners to the sport and will be very useful to improve their skills of shooting.i will use this piece in the real world as i am a coach and will send this out to the parents of all the kids i teach. it will also be useful for experiences players looking to brush up and refine there technique too.i will provide tips and trick involving the fundamentals and also fun facts and helpful hints to use in games situations of the sport.

Brainstorm

I have chosen to do my Interactive Information Graphic on the sport Inline Hockey

This brainstorm is just looking at subject matter i could use within my piece.

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