Check out Square’s redesigned homepage
Notice the vibrant first person perspective of the image that explains Square instantly in context. Very clear hierarchy of copy and one clear call to action (with an incentive) for each of the landing page carousel views. Also check the simple top navigation to learn more about their product suite. Well done Square design…
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Guest speaker: Erik Steiner
Thanks for having me in class last week. I include here a few links to some of the material I presented, for reference. Spatial History Project website gallery Evacuation of Auschwitz project History of social media in Egypt Audio from my talk, courtesy of Enrique. I’d appreciate any feedback you have. I’d be happy to…
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Visualization Inspiration: Map of Online Communities
This is a creative illustration that attempts to place virtual destinations on the web onto a physical map. It is originally from XKCD. The use of the world map in the top left of the image frames the importance of online communities in the context of all of spoken language, in particular noting that the bulk…
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Visualization Inspiration: “Palestine’s shifting borders”
From http://www.good.is/post/infographic-palestine-s-shifting-borders/ The battle over Palestine has lasted for about hundred years, causing the region’s borders to change several times over the years. ”Palestine’s shifting borders” is a nice infographic that shows a part of history in the regions around Jerusalem. On the top, the author nicely put “Cartographic Regression” as a topic to state main…
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Visual Inspiration: The Lightbulb
The “WHAT’s AN LED?” infographic displays careful attention to design principles with its simplified minimalist composition and strategic use of visual contrast. The mechanical representations of a lightbulb are rendered with crisp and simple block colors and a bold dark outline which increases its saliency compared to the rest of the graphic. The yellow texture…
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