“How-to” infographic
Warm-up assignment: Analyzing three infographic
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Vehicle Theft Prevention. Source: http://hatcreekcarriers.com/how-to-prevent-car-theft/%5B/caption%5D
I like this infographic because it provides the viewer with important information about car theft in a very inter active shape. The designer of this infographic applied the 60,30,10 color rule. He used different shades of blue to cover the background and some of the texts. The use of white here is good. What makes everything in best shape here is the red color, red color is always used for warnings and important issue, and using it emphasize numbers is absolutely perfect (numbers were the first thing my eyes caught in this infographic). I also like the use of the pictures and the map to interest the reader. Negative space is utilized very well.
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Childhood obesity. Source: http://visual.ly/childhood-obesity-2%5B/caption%5D
I choose this infographic because it’s related to my topic for next week. The typeface used for the topic is awesome as it has soft edges, and that’s how obesity affects children’s health, it softens it. The use of colors here is quite good. I mean there are to many colors, but they are not very bright and they fit with each other. I also like the way in which the information is presented, like using children shapes and the plastic cups. That makes the infographic more attracting and it encourage the reader to look at everything on it. The designer here used a moderate amount of information, I read everything in around 40 secs without getting bored. Moreover, I feel like everything the public need to know about childhood obesity is in there.
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Chameleon. Source: http://chlartdesign.tumblr.com/image/104404712326%5B/caption%5D
I’ve been reading and watching videos about one of the most inspiring creatures in the world, Chameleon, so I though it would be a good idea to find an infographic about chameleons. Unfortunately, I did not find many. However, this one here is the best of what I found. The designer’s idea is really brilliant as he uses a picture of the chameleon and then describe every single part next to it, in an easy way though. The rule of 60,30,10 of the colors is perfectly obeyed and the colors he used fit with each other. I think that the typeface he used is good for such a thing but he should’ve used bigger font, I had some hard times reading the small details. However, the designer almost mention all the remarkable features about the Parson’s chameleon and that is what makes it better than the other ones I found.
Main assignment; “How-to” infographic
Topic: How does taxing fast food companies reduce childhood obesity?
I have chosen this topic because I wrote about in my ESL 15 class last fall semester and I kinda got interested about it. To start of, here are the sources I am going to use for my infographics (note: They are the same as the ones I used for my paper) :
“Obesity in Children Is a Serious Problem.” Obesity. Scott Barbour. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2010. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from “Childhood Overweight and Obesity.” http://www.cdc.gov. 2009. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 18 Oct. 2014. Retrieved from
This article talks about the definition of obesity in general and also describes the scientific way to determine the state of weight the person is in. The article also discusses the factors of obesity among children and divides them into three types, which are genetic, behavioral and environmental factors. At the last part of the article, the writer states some of the consequences of obesity on children and teens. These consequences are classified into psychological risks, cardiovascular disease risks and additional health risks. This article is helpful for me because it describes the problem of childhood obesity from its all sides, which helps me in building a better argument and give some general information and numbers about the problem I am discussing. It’s also an easy-to-understand article because the writer classifies the factors and the consequences of childhood obesity, which make it easy to pick the right piece of information quickly.
Murr, Virginia. “Government Regulation Places Excessive Emphasis on Being Overweight.” Should the Government Regulate What People Eat? Ed. Ronald D. Lankford, Jr. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press, 2014. At Issue. Rpt. from “Another Hazard to Government Regulation of ‘Unhealthy’ or ‘Fattening’ Foods.” lad yphilosophy.com 22 Mar. 2013. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 18 Oct. 2014. Retrieved from
The writer of this article argues against the idea of government regulations and taxing to diminish obesity among people. It starts by giving some numbers concerning people opinions about obesity and how do they feel about it. After that, the writer represents her argument by claiming that children can be grown in a way that allows them to control and regulate the type of food they eat. She thinks that the child’s parents can prevent their children from obesity by being an example for them, which can help children act in a way that allows them to enjoy food and stay healthy at the same time. This article will be useful for me in the part of counter arguments because it offers a clear image of what some people might think about the government regulations and taxation of food generally and fast food specifically.
Ebbeling, C. B., Pawlak, D. B., & Ludwig, D. S. (2002). Childhood obesity: public-health crisis, common sense cure. The lancet, 360(9331), 473-482. Retrieved from
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673602096782
This piece of The Lancet journal starts with describing the epidemic of childhood obesity worldwide. Then it talks about the complications and the affects of that epidemic in very specific way. The mid part of the journal describes the causes of obesity among children and the treatment for it. The very last part talks specifically about the toxic environment and the big contribution of it in increasing the number of obese children. I have chosen this recourse because the last part of it, toxic environment, is full of information about advertising fast food and the demand for it. That information is useful for me to build a strong argument about why government regulations and taxes is the best solution to the problem of childhood obesity. In addition, the other parts of the journal can also contribute in finding a strong argument against the counter arguments people would claim toward government regulation and taxation of fast food.
Kristof, Nicholas D. “Taxing Sugary Drinks Will Reduce Obesity.” Obesity. Scott Barbour. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2010. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from “Miracle Tax Diet.” New York Times 18 Dec. 2008. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 18 Oct. 2014. Retrieved from
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This article concentrates on talking about taxing sugary drinks like soda and energy drinks. The writer has a good way on showing his argument by comparing the effect of taxing sugary drinks with the effect of taxing tobacco. He claims that as the number of smokers decreases by taxing cigarettes, the numbers of sugary drinks buyers will also decreases by taxing sugary drinks. The reason why the writer concentrates only on talking about sugary drinks is that the human body treats with them as water, regardless the sugar it contains. Therefore, the portion of food a person have will be the same after having a sugary drink, which means that this person had more calories than his need since his body treat sugary drinks as water. This article will be very helpful to my essay in the part of explaining the benefits of the suggested solution to diminish childhood obesity in U.S., which is government regulations and taxes against fast food.
Michael, J., & Jayson, L. (2014). Should the government tax sugary soda?. Food Policy Debates, 24(35). Retrieved from
http://library.cqpress.com.ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu/cqresearcher/
This piece of the Food Policy Debates journal is about to men arguing about taxing sugary soda. The first writer, Michael, agrees with the decision of taxing sugary soda because he thinks that taxing will lead people to buy less sugary drinks. As a result, the industries of sugary sodas will start increasing the production of other non-sugary drinks. On other hand, Jayson, the second, writer argues that taxing sugary food and drinks has a small effect on the weight. He supports his argument by saying that there are many substitutes for soda like energy drinks or fruit drinks. He finally says that information is the right solution to obesity. This piece of journal will help me build a better understanding about the counter arguments against my solution. I can also use some of the first writer’s ideas to strengthen my argument about taxing fast food and its effect on the public.
Nestle, Marion. “Regulations Do Change Eating Behavior.” 2012. Rpt. in Should the Government Regulate What People Eat? Ed. Ronald D. Lankford, Jr. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press, 2014. At Issue. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 18 Oct. 2014. Retrieved from
The writer of this source agrees with idea of taxing fast food because it simply works. He thinks that people will always have a default choice that leave them better off, and what most kids think about as a default choice of food is a meal with a toy. Nowadays, advertising for fast food is everywhere and it’s protected by the freedom of speech. Advertising fast food for children is usually about offering a small toy with the meal. Therefore, children will consider fast food –with a toy- as there default choice of food and put a lot of pressure to convince there parents to buy it. Since advertising is protected, taxing the producers is the way out. This article offers a very brilliant connection between taxing and advertising fast food, so I can use that as a supporting argument to my solution. The article also contains some real example in the United States about issues connected to taxing and obesity, which can also be used in my paper to convince the reader about the solution of taxing fast food.
To see my research paper about childhood obesity, click here Childhood obesity
To make my infographics better, I will be utilizing some images I found on the web, here are some of them
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Some cash. Source: https://economese.wordpress.com/2010/12/04/in-defense-of-fiat-money/%5B/caption%5D
Since I am connecting the issue of childhood obesity to taxing and government regulations, I think a picture of money will be useful for me.
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Wow!. Source: http://sweetclipart.com/hamburger-fries-and-drink-850%5B/caption%5D
Wow! doesn’t that looks delicious. BTW, it’s Ramadan and I’m looking up food pictures while am fasting. However, that’s what come to our mind when we here the world obesity.
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What a smile. Source: http://www.123rf.com/clipart-vector/fat_boy.html%5B/caption%5D
This child looks happy. His picture might be a good addition too.
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Stocks. Source: http://www.123rf.com/photo_10847105_chart-shows-real-state-buy-and-sell-rate-changes.html%5B/caption%5D
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Life & food. Source: http://www.dreamstime.com/illustration/lifestyle.html%5B/caption%5D
Last but not the least, here is an image of what am thinking to do for next week:
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Infographic proposalTo clarify my proposal, I marked every are with a number so I can explain easily:
(1) In this area, I’ll be putting some picture about how fast food increases childhood obesity. There will be some numbers as well. This is probably the most important are because I have to convince people that fast food plays a big rule in childhood obesity.
(2) This are will be about taxing issues and financial issues.
(3) Provided with the reasons behind obesity, I will represent the related health issues here and connect them back to financing issues.
(4) In this area I will represent the side benefits of taxing fast food companies and regulating them.