Save Water Infographic

Water Conservation Infographics

Infographic about Water Conservation: why we save water and how to do it!

OPTION 2: Why and how should we conserve water now to ensure that we can meet future needs? Create an infographic to show your water conservation recommendations for how we can adjust our water use to meet growing demands. Review the information provided in the Infographics Datasets and consider the population and water use patterns over the past five years.

What is This About?

In order to raise awareness of the earth's finite water source, this project will be an infographic. Not many people realize that our water supply is, in fact, limited and that we waste water everyday. Water can be recycled; however, every time it goes through the recycling process chemicals are used each time. To keep our water pure and drinkable there are ways to preserve water and keep it from going through the recycle process excessively. This infographic is to show the viewers that they need to take action and suggests ideas on how to save water. 

What are the Key Issues?

As mentioned before, water is a limited resource that is a necessity for people and their everyday living. Only 1% of the earth's water is fresh water, and 2% of it is frozen. To add to this, around 7 billion people are sharing this water unevenly. Every time we use water, it gets recycled and chemicals are used to purify it. These chemicals can build up in our water and it can be dangerous to consume. Each year 3.6 million people die from a water-related disease; a child dies from water-related diseases every 15 seconds. Preserving water and keeping it from the cycle can reduce these rates. Lastly, preserving water can reduce not only our water footprint (the result of how much water is used), it can reduce our carbon footprint as well. About 6.5% of energy is used to move water from one place to another. Preserving water can reduce these footprints, and in turn reduce the global warming rates in which the icecaps (one source of freshwater) melt and mix with the saltwater. This further reduces our water resource.

Key Findings

1. On average, 10 gallons per day of your water footprint (or 14% of your indoor use) is lost to leaks.
2. Nearly 22% of indoor home water use comes from doing laundry.
3. A cup of coffee takes 55 gallons of water to make, with most of that H2O used to grow the coffee beans.
4. The water required to create your laptop could wash nearly 70 loads of laundry in a standard machine.
5. Less than 2% of the Earth’s water supply is fresh water.
6. Only 1% of the earth’s water is available for drinking water. 2% is frozen.
7. An average family of four uses 881 gallons of water per week just by flushing the toilet.
8. Turning off water while shampooing and conditioning hair can save 50 gallons a week.
9. Choosing a low water use plant when replacing or adding a flower or shrub can save 550 gallons each year.
10. The world water supply is finite.
11. The water we use in our kitchens does not indicate an endless supply of safe, clean water. This water will be treated, and eventually will be returned to us, but in a chemically altered state from the previous time we used it.
12. The world has .4% of the water supply to share between 7 billion people.

Source

• http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/water-conservation-tips/
• http://www.sscwd.org/tips.html
• http://aquaholics.ucsd.edu/_files/WaterConservationFacts1.pdf
• http://savethewater.org/education-resources/water-facts/
• http://www.isustainableearth.com/water-conservation/5-reasons-why-water-conservation-is-important-for-your-family

Examples

This is an example of a bad infographic. It is related to the topic and provides detail, however it's creativity could be improved on and could draw more attention. 

This is an example of a good infographic. It is related to the topic and provides visuals that correspond with the information given. It also draws attention with it's design and creativity. 

Cite:

• http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/water-conservation-tips/
• http://www.sscwd.org/tips.html
• http://aquaholics.ucsd.edu/_files/WaterConservationFacts1.pdf
• http://savethewater.org/education-resources/water-facts/
• http://www.isustainableearth.com/water-conservation/5-reasons-why-water-conservation-is-important-for-your-family

Club Logo Design

Anime Club Logo Design

Getting Started

My designated club was the anime club and my task was to create a logo for them. Before I started sketching a rough draft for the logo, I researched the club and what it was related with to understand and use for the design. After the research I asked my client, the president of the anime club, what she wanted to be implied in the logo (which was having fun and anything anime related). Then, I started the sketching. These pictures below demonstrate the rough drafts of logos presented to my client. After the final three were chosen by the client, I refined the logos to their final design. After showing my client the black and white draft, we both decided on the colors to use. I implemented the colors into the logo and finished with the anime club's final logo.

Initial Sketches

The 20 initial sketches for the logo.
My client wanted the logo to be anime related

The final three sketches that the client chose.

The mood board 

Refining Designs - Why These Three?

Two out of these three were chosen because of their references to anime or Japan. The top logo references Japanese culture and writing; the A of the word "anime" can be seen as a shrine entrance. The bottom logo can be interpreted as "anime is life" or "anime is for you (me)". It also references to the anime Angel Beats. Finally, the middle logo is more business-like, and can be used for more formal purposes. In the final draft, with color, the middle logo has a different design that can be interpreted as a brush stroke, which in Japan can be used to draw or write. 

Black and White Logo

The final three logos in black and white

Final Design

In the end, this design was chosen because of it's meaning and colorful appearance. When presenting to the client, I explained the logo's traits of being able to provide more than one meaning to its audience and how it's color and design will naturally draw people to it. For example, the blue and pink in the logo can symbolize that anime can be for all genders and ages. The exclamation mark represents Japan's flag which is where anime originated. The heartbeat line on the bottom can be interpreted as "anime makes life fun and exciting" or a reference to an anime called Angel Beats. The client loved the formatting and thought put into the logo and replied with how she loved how cute and charismatic it was. Throughout the process of making this logo and with the final draft, I was extremely satisfied with the results and so was my client. Although I would've preferred different designs, I was able to refine the three chosen to my client's liking and completed my task successfully. 

Final Logo Design signed on September 22, 2016. 

If I were to do anything differently, it'd be the choosing of the logo. I would've chosen a different logo with more meaning. However, in the end, I was able to overcome my personal views and made the final three logos refined to both my clients and my own satisfaction.