Meteorology Project
Group Members: Emilee Hunt, Gail, Monica, and Heather
Stallman
Topic: the tornado that struck Pittsburgh on
June 2nd, 1998
Finished Infographics:
1.
Comparison
between the tornadoes on July 4th, 1878; January 9th,
1889; and June 2nd, 1998
2.
Comparison
between Fujita Scale and Enhanced Fujita Scale
Structure and Format of the
Infographic:
Color:
For
the first infographic, the color of choice was a neutral yellow and the neutral
orange for the second infographic.
I chose these colors because they were two of the colors of the sky that
Gail saw before the tornado struck Pittsburgh. Gail actually witnessed the tornado in Pittsburgh on June 2nd,
1998. I also chose these colors so
there weren’t be too much chaos between the background and the data. A white, orange, and black gradient was
added to the Fujita Scale and Enhanced Fujita Scale columns of the second infographic
to indicate that as the scale gets higher, the faster and more destructive the
tornado gets. The texts was
colored black so the data stands out, is readable, clear, and doesn’t blend
with the background
Font:
1.
Infographic
1
a.
For the
first infographic (Comparison between the tornadoes on July 4th,
1878; January 9th, 1889; and June 2nd, 1998), the three
tornado dates were centered and put in Wide Latin font, size 14pt with 18pt
leading. Under the dates was the
description of each tornado. The
row titles (Location, Time, Sky, Temperature, Precipitation, Damage Cost, and
Other Effects) were put in Uppercase 67 Bold Condensed Universal font, size
12pt with 24pt leading. The data
was put in 47 Light Condensed Universal font, size 10pt. Under the description, there were pie
graphs indicating the number of people killed and injured after the tornado
struck. This was for a hierarchy; so the most important information would be
seen first.
2.
Infographic
2
a.
No title
was included for both infographics because they are comparison infographics and
a title would corrupt the purpose of the infographics. For the second infographic (Fujita
Scale vs. Enhanced Fujita Scale), the column titles (Fujita Scale, Enhanced
Fujita Scale, Wind Speed, and Type of Damage) were centered in Rockwell Extra
Bold font, size 12pt with 16pt leading.
In the column title box, created by Professor Fujita in 1971 (Fujita
Scale), introduced in 2007 (Enhanced Fujita Scale), and mile per hour (Wind
Speed) were put in 47 Light Condensed Universal font, size 11pt with 16pt
leading. The data for the four columns
were centered and put in Minion Pro Bold font, size 18pt with 21.6pt
leading. The resources label was
placed on the bottom of the four columns.
The resources label was put in Rockwell Extra Bold font, size 12pt with
14.4pt leading; while the websites were put in minion Pro Regular font, size
10pt with 12pt leading. This was
for a hierarchy; so the most important information would be seen first.
Software Used:
For
the infographic layout, adding images and text I used Adobe InDesign CS5. To make the graphs of the number
injured and killed, I was Microsoft Excel. The drawings of the tornados for infographic 1, I drew by
hand with black marker and then scanned.
The lines of the tornado were smoothed using Adobe Illustrator CS5.
Layout:
The layout for both
infographics was landscape and size was 8.5 x 11 inches.
References:
1.
Infographic
1:
2.
Infographic
2:
