Exxon-Valdez oil spill: Bach's reflection

a. What went well? 

i. The project was carried out very collaboratively amongst group's                 members. 
ii. Productive communication of ideas
iii. Efficient use of class time
iv. Informative final product
v. Extensive effort of researching

b. What did not? 
i. No effort was put in outside of classroom
ii. Focus too much on research, and leave little time for designing

c. What would you do differently next time? 
i. Work on the infographic at home additionally to class time
ii. Outline research questions before go on to research
iii. Structure the infographic while researching.
iv. Create checkpoints
v. Include some analysis (of datas, political conflicts,...)

d. Specifically comment on the 10 tips for effective infographics -

Be Concise

Be Visual

Be Smarter

Be Transparent

Be Different

Be Accurate

Be Attractive

Be Varied

Be Gracious

Be Creative

Which of these areas did you excel in? 
I feel that we did excel in being creative (primarily for the great idea of spiral, but failed to carry it out); being concise as info is straightforward; being accurate by getting on point with what was asking; being attractive for the non-tedious look. 


Which were not so well represented? 
We did not represent the government's responses to the action, although we have the info. At the same time, we should have included some basic facts, such as costs, numbers of cleaning up days...so that it could be more specific and informative. The infographic also did not carry out so well the devastation of the incident.