BALT 318 Week 11 - Tableau

I downloaded the Tableau Public app, and I was navigating through to get the hang of it and watch different tutorials, but it was all very much confusing. I went through what type of files I could import, I chose to import a PDF file of my resume to test it out. They imported the data by columns and rows, so it was all very confusing after I imported it. I kept trying to figure out how to create and fix it after looking through videos, but it was too confusing, so I prefer to use the Canva site to create and infographic.

My data from my resume imported in Tableau:

Although I prefer to use Canva as an infographic because it is easier to navigate, I am glad I got to try this out to see what my preferences are. Canva is much easier to navigate and it seems like a better use to create an infographic, whereas Tableau does not seem like a good fit. Overall, it helps to know there are different ways and templates that are offered to give me more options to create an infographic.

BALT 318 Week 9 - Infographic Recreation

I chose to redo my social media infographic because I wanted to get more practice on it. Since, I will be using social media for Al-Quds Restaurant, I want to get more practice of how the perfect infographic in my opinion should look. My new infographic is below, I hope the more I keep changing it, the more I am experienced with Canva, and create a better infographic for Al-Quds Middle Eastern Restaurant!

This time I chose to write about how social media will help market better for a new business, especially a new restaurant. I wrote about how Al-Quds can use Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, three of the largest form of social media today, to promote their new restaurant and bring in more business and success! Social media is one of the best ways to promote and probably one of cheapest ways too!

BALT 318 Week 8 - Final Project Decision

For my final project I decide to either working on my friend's business which involves health and beauty care, or working on a family business of a Middle Eastern Restaurant. I chose to do my project on the Middle Eastern Restaurant because it is a new business and I think creating infographics could really help it improving in its promotional strategy. I think creating an infographic for an upcoming business, especially a restaurant, could really help in getting it noticed and bringing it some success.

In my infographic proposal, I will include the necessities to help the restaurant succeed. Such as how to promote it through social media, what type of people you want to attract to the restaurant, how they want to restaurant to look such as what it will have to influence people to come to it, and overall just the perfect way to grab people's attention. I have attached a Microsoft Word document of what my proposal holds. I hope to accomplish and succeed and creating the perfect infographic for Al-Quds Restaurant.

My Proposal Word Document

Canva:

BALT 318 Week 7 - Think Like A Designer

I plan on doing my infographic for a small business on how social media is the best way to promote an idea, company, business, or anything, especially for small businesses. There are many different ways one could about creating an infographic to attract people to come to the business. Creating an infographic about social media could use an infographic that is more simple, creative, outgoing, plain, different styles, patterns, and more. There is so much one could do with an infographic, but it all depends on the type of audience one wants to attract. My two ideas are either for it to be simple or to be creative.

One idea I have is by making it simple. With making it simple, I want it to be clear, precise, easy to understand, and not to much so it is not boring. Some people prefer for advertisements to be simple, because some people do not like it to be too much. I asked a friend, and she told me she prefers for ads and promotions to be more simple, because she is a person who is simple and creativity is not what matters to her, but what the content is. 

My other idea involves creating it to stand out. Stand out involves bold letters, the size of the letters, and more color to make it stand out from other advertisements. Some people like creativity because it could represent how the business works. I asked several family members and they prefer creativity especially my sister, because she is a marketing major. She believes creativity stands out and attracts more people especially with social media, because social media is already so creative, make an infographic that is creative as well. I am choosing to make it creative by making it more colorful, bold, large, with many pictures to stand out. 

Steps to Designing an Infographic:

BALT 318 Week 6 - Making a PDF

I have attached the link to my infographics from my Google Drive, that I thought was my favorite so far this semester. I chose the Use of Social Media infographic, because it is the one I got to spend more time and learning more about Canva and all its creative tools. I think Social media is a great tool or skill to have for any product, idea, company, small business. restaurant or what ever it may be. Social media allows you to promote to so many people so that is why I think anyone looking to promote anything should use social media to reach a wider audience.

For my final project I will most likely be doing it on my family's small business or a friend of mine who runs a small business for skin care and related products. I have decide on either of these because I feel that I have a better understanding of these businesses because they relate to me. I wanted to choose one I know, not a business or company I am not familiar with. I would create a social media infographic for one of these businesses to help bring more attention to it and and more awareness.

Infographics on Google Drive:

BALT 318 Week 5 - Social Media Infographic

I tried redoing my social media infographic. I asked friends and family what they think I should differently. I had already created to keep it simple, so I did not want to make it more complex. They told me I should add more color to it to help it receive more attention. With more color and design it stands out the way social media does. Social media should have a bright and fun theme to it, nothing boring or plain. Social media is all about creativity, so that is why changing it and making it pop out compared to others, represents the idea better.

I decided to change the colors of the text and the lines. I enjoyed it because I got to learn more on how to use Canva by looking at new things I could add into my infographic. They offer so many designs, lines, patterns, colors, and more to add in your infographic. It allows you to explore so much to change your infographic to make it more appealing for others. Canva allows you to change it to meet your standards, which is nice especially when it comes to promoting and advertising. I chose mine to stand out, and to learn more instead of making something plain and simple, now more simple but with creativity.

Use of Social Media:

BALT 318 Week 4 - Apple Infohraphic

I did my infographic on Apple. I wrote about interesting facts some people might not know about Apple, I placed a photo of the first product they ever released and the many popular products that many people use today. Apple has so many facts and so much history behind being one of the leading companies in the world. It has gained so much success and will more than likely still be popular for a long time, so why not create an infographic on a company like Apple!

Apple is one of the biggest companies in the world. It has so many different products being used by millions of people everyday. There are many things people do not know about Apple. Some people do not even know that they released their first computer back in the 1970's. They have been around for a longer period of time than some of us can even remember. However, they always find a way to improve their cellphones, computers, laptops, and more every year, which is one of the many reasons they are loved and trusted by millions of consumers.

BALT 318 Week 3 - Data Visualization

Everyone loves data visualization! We love learning new things and hearing about new ideas, sometimes with images more than words. With data, images, charts, and more, it can help us really see a story. I would prefer to be told a story though data visualization because it can be easier to find information, gain facts, and understand better. With data visualization instead do just writing it out in a story, it can be less interesting, more difficult to, read, and hard to find specific information without reading every line.

When presenting a new idea or pitch to a company to sell it, you want to use data through charts, graphs, statistics, and more. This way it really influences people and gets their attention to watch you are presenting. With data t shows that you put in research with facts and stuff to backup your idea. Data provides facts, ideas, and it influences more people to actually believe in something. Sometimes reading something does not really influence us ti believe in an idea, but with data it influences us more to believe because there are facts and statistical evidence, with a big amount of research to back it up. Sometimes we never know whats true until we see something to prove it. Data visualization just helps you to tell a story in your own way!

Data Visualization:

BALT 318 Week 2 - Creating An Infographic

There are many ways to tell a story, by explaining it, writing it in a book, or sometimes a common one is used with either images or data. Data is used in many situations to explain an idea, project, plan, or story. Data can sometimes be easier to understand what is trying to be said, because it goes into more detail of a story than just explaining it.

After creating my first infographic, which I created based on why companies should be using social media to promote their brand. I found it very interesting and not as difficult as it first seemed, until I watched the video. It is actually pretty simple after following how to do it. It really just involves:

-Creating an account with CANVA
-Picking what type of infographic you will be creating
-Choosing your template
-Insert information and little images you want included
-The just download your completed infographic

I believe infographics could really help companies, people, or just about anyone looking to present. In my opinion, i prefer stuff with less information because sometimes it can be too distracting. Infographics have more images and data which makes it less distracting, informational, and easier to understand!