Information is Power James Kitchener Davies Timeline Infographic PDP: Starting the project : I began the final outcome by looking at the work I produced during the first days of the project. We were put into groups, I had the pleasure of working with Dan and Roxanne. We had to produce three outcomes that co-worked that came from information. We sat down and decided that we would question students and educators around the university on what their favourite colours were. We noted things that were said and took note on who were males and females, if they were generic colours etc. Whilst questioning a few people asked whether black was a colour and if they were aloud to pick white.. A few people picked colours that wasn’t generic such as teal an maroon. This gave us a basis on what the three outcomes would be. We agreed that Roxy would be in charge of the whole data of what was said by females and males, Dan worked with the non generic colours and I worked with the answer of whether black and white was a colour. We decided that we would draw our designs and then come together and pick one idea and go from there. Roxy came up with the idea of the colour picker tool which shows on all adobe softwares, this could be a visual system and colour picker would be the name of the project. I had the idea of using a crayon to show the colours and pin point certain aspects to show the focus points. Initial Ideas: I decided to note a few ideas: After considering each of these ideas, I decided to go with the Plaid Cymru idea, the Welsh language is something that I’m extremely passionate about and Plaid Cymru as a political side to this will be something interesting to research upon and its also a topic that I have knowledge upon in regards to Kitchener Davies (The man behind it all). I came up with an idea plan in regards to research so that I had a basis to go from. Research: I needed to gain more knowledge of infographics to gain more of an understanding before creating work that uses this system , I decided to research into what an infographic was and then look at a few examples .Infographics (a clipped compound of “information” and “graphics”) are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present information quickly and clearly. They can improve cognition by utilizing graphics to enhance the human visual system’s ability to see patterns and trends. Similar pursuits are information visualization, data visualization, statistical graphics, information design, or information architecture. Infographics have evolved in recent years to be for mass communication, and thus are designed with fewer assumptions about the readers’ knowledge base than other types of visualizations. Isotypes are an early example of infographics conveying information quickly and easily to the masses. Infographics have been around for many years and recently the increase of a number of easy-to- use, free tools have made the creation of infographics available to a large segment of the population. Social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter have also allowed for individual infographics to be spread among many people around the world. Infographics are widely used in the age of short attention span. Graphical displays should • show the data • induce the viewer to think about the substance rather than about methodology, graphic design, the technology of graphic production, or something else • avoid distorting what the data have to say • present many numbers in a small space • make large data sets coherent • encourage the eye to compare different pieces of data • reveal the data at several levels of detail, from a broad overview to the fine structure • serve a reasonably clear purpose: description, exploration, tabulation, or decoration • be closely integrated with the statistical and verbal descriptions of a data set. I liked this design and form of infographics as its simple and conveys the message by being straight to the point. The colours grabbed my attention immediately. I wasnt a big fan of the pie chart, I feel that its not needed and not legible. I felt that this design was initiative and very playful, it represents its purpose very clearly and the colours are simple most primary but they work. I feel that the type colour could be more legible. I like this design as the imagery catches the eye immediately, the stats could be more legible but suits its purpose. I feel as if their is a lot going on the page and maybe this could be split into maybe 2 or 3 infographics instead of one instead of one. I then began to look for an infographics designer that I liked, I came across Jack Hagley, I instantly fell in love with his work with infographics, its full of wonder, passion and colour, this is something that I fell that is my main goal with my own final outcomes is to project this as it also represent see as a person being full of colour. He introduces himself by using infographics as a CV . ——————————————————————————————————————————— Before starting the infographic I needed to research as much into Plaid Cymru and gain knowledge. In a way I needed to become an expert in the topic. I needed to know the ins and outs so that I could be prepared to work with any information that I find whilst researching . Plaid Cymru – Party of Wales, often referred to simply as Plaid) is a social-democratic political party in Wales advocating for Welsh independence from the United Kingdom within the European Union. Plaid Cymru was formed in 1925 and won its first seat in the UK Parliament in 1966. Plaid Cymru by 2018 had one of four Welsh seats in the European Parliament, four of 40 Welsh seats in the UK Parliament, 10 of 60 seats in the National Assembly for Wales, and 202 of 1,264 principal local authority councillors.Plaid is a member of the European Free Alliance. Plaid Cymru’s goals as set out in its constitution are: 1.To promote the constitutional advancement of Wales with a view to attaining independence within the European Union; 2.To ensure economic prosperity, social justice and the health of the natural environment, based on decentralist socialism; 3.To build a national community based on equal citizenship, respect for different traditions and cultures and the equal worth of all individuals, whatever their race, nationality, gender, colour, creed, sexuality, age, ability or social background; 4.To create a bilingual society by promoting the revival of the Welsh language; 5.To promote Wales's contribution to the global community and to attain membership of the United Nations. History Beginnings While both the Labour and Liberal parties of the early 20th century had accommodated demands for Welsh home rule, no political party existed for the purpose of establishing a Welsh government. Plaid Genedlaethol Cymru (English: National Party of Wales) was formed on 5 August 1925, by Moses Gruffydd, H. R. Jones and Lewis Valentine, members of Byddin Ymreolwyr Cymru(Home Rule Army of Wales; literally, Self-Rulers' Army of Wales); and Fred Jones, Saunders Lewis and David John Williams of Y Mudiad Cymreig (The Welsh Movement). Initially, home rule for Wales was not an explicit aim of the new movement; keeping Wales Welsh-speaking took primacy, with the aim of making Welsh the only official language of Wales. In the general election of 1929 the party contested its first parliamentary constituency, Caernarvonshire, polling 609 votes, or 1.6% of the vote for that seat. The party contested few such elections in its early years, partly due to its ambivalence towards Westminster politics. Indeed, the candidate Lewis Valentine, the party’s first president, offered himself in Caernarvonshire on a platform of demonstrating Welsh people's rejection of English dominion. 1930s By 1932 the aims of self-government and Welsh representation at the League of Nations had been added to that of preserving Welsh language and culture. However, this move, and the party's early attempts to develop an economic critique, did not broaden its appeal beyond that of an intellectual and socially conservative Welsh language pressure group.The alleged sympathy of the party's leading members (including President Saunders Lewis) towards Europe's totalitarian regimes compromised its early appeal further. In 1936 Lewis, David John Williams and Lewis Valentine attacked and set fire to the newly constructed RAF Penyberth air base on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd in protest at its siting in the Welsh-speaking heartland. The leaders' treatment, including the trial judge's dismissal of the use of Welsh and their subsequent imprisonment in Wormwood Scrubs, led to "The Three" becoming a cause célèbre. This heightened the profile of the party dramatically and its membership had doubled to nearly 2,000 by 1939. 1940s A Plaid Cymru rally in Machynlleth in 1949, Penyberth, and Plaid Cymru’s neutral stance during the Second World War, prompted concerns within the UK Government that it might be used by Germany to insert spies or carry out other covert operations.In fact, the party adopted a neutral standpoint and urged (with only limited success) conscientious objection to war service. In 1943 Saunders Lewis contested the University of Wales parliamentary seat at a by-election, gaining 1,330 votes, or 22%. In the 1945 general election, with party membership at around 2,500, Plaid Cymru contested seven seats, as many as it had in the preceding 20 years, including constituencies in south Wales for the first time.