Prerequisites

• Experience in journalism and digital fields.

Course Description

Conveying the message to readers effectively represents an essential skill that every journalist must acquire. With the evolution of digital media and mobile communication, there is an opportunity to visually convey your story or news.
The field of infographics combines information and graphic design, so this course helps professionals in the digital field to conceptualize their ideas and convey them using images and visual information. Participants will learn the necessary skills within the realm of information visualization and design.

Course Objective

By the end of this course, participants will:
• Identify the fundamentals of visual information design.
• Define the stages of working in visual information design.
• Develop skills in information design and create simplified visual elements.

Course Outline

• Introduction to visual information design:
- Concept of infographics.
- Role of visual storytelling.
- Types of design: static, zooming, animated, interactive, video.

• Work stages:
- Story definition and narrative construction.
- Trends in visual storytelling.
- Data collection, sorting, and analysis techniques.
- Data validation and review before and during design, and before publishing.

• Working on visual information design without a designer:
- Design infographics using Canva and Illustrator.
- Use timelines, mapping, and illustrate them.
- Basics of animating infographics using After Effects.
- Export and publish static or animated designs across various platforms.

Course Benefits

• A graduation certificate by Aljazeera Media Institute.