For my infographics assignment, I created an informative timeline documenting material released by the rap group Three 6 Mafia. As a music enthusiast, this information is important to my understanding of the history of southern rap. The template and site I used, Dipity, was easily accessible and provided resources that would compensate for my lack of imaging/timeline software. I would like to add more material regarding the group's associates, while the abundance of information may make the timeline difficult to navigate or digest. I find that the timeline itself is best viewed full screen, as the minimized version requires a bit of scrolling to locate information. The timeline hides certain events due to size limitation; they can be found by clicking on the plus-signs at the bottom.
Chris:
ReplyDeleteSince we did not have time to workshop your inforgraphic in class, I'm posting the following to consider during revision:
1) While the dipity time-line is an appropriate form for the web, it isn't sufficiently contextualized.
2) Time-line entries are often to short to make sense--especially to the uninitiated.
3) Your purpose is unclear; that is, if the time-line stood alone, it'd be a guessing game to figure out what you intended.
Additionally, start using the principles we've been reading about and discussing. Your explanation post, for instance, could have been written on a post-card or in an essay; it is not suited for web reading, though.