1. This is an informative read, but I want you to look at it more for the structure. How could we incorporate this simple idea into The Voice? We've done some pieces on advice from the seniors to juniors, but what, more serious topics could we tackle on a regular basis. Notice that this piece combines depth with breadth.
2. Here's a piece from Newsweek about the cost of beauty and how much women spend on product over the course of a lifetime. Eek! It's pretty crazy. What is so great about this piece is the graphic representation of the information. Sure it's on a website, but we have the skill and style to integrate more infographics into our pieces. Thinking of either this final edition or some other story for next year, what kinds of topics would benefit from this style of reporting?
Share your amazing ideas.
4 comments:
MONEY LESSONS FOR COLLEGE GRADS:
The information in this article was short and basic, but it got the main points across very effectively. I liked that the tips given were very simple and easy to understand, and not filled with the complexities of credit, insurance, and taxes. I think this could eventually be something we do one day of the webpage...but that could become too frequent. This is something we could put out to the student body and ask for what issues they would want advice on. Hossain sort of did a comical version of this in his "How to Write A Poem" article. We could similar articles like "How to Eat Well and Spend Less At MA" or "Fabulous Five for Summer."
BEAUTY BREAKDOWN:
I loved the graphics in this article, and I think we could pull something like this off even in print. Just the stars wouldn't move...Similar to the carpool article, where we tagged carpools on the map and then gave more detail. This really works for articles where there are just a few surprising stats for each aspect of something. I liked how there was a separate graphic for each age group and then different stars on certain body parts to represent what the cosmetics and products were used for. As this is a very visual topic, it was nice to see cool graphics instead of a boring article with just the facts about women spending excess money even with the economy being in such bad condition.
Wow, that was shocking (beauty breakdown)...
I think it was clever to look at such an everyday activity as styling your hair and applying makeup/beauty products with such a magnified lens.
Sometime the most basic things turn out to be the most interesting statistics.
I thought the graphics were fantastic! I loved how you could click on everything and read more about the statistics only if you were interested. The color scheme was bright yet refreshing and made the site easy to understand and maneuver through.
What if we did our own statistical breakdowns? How many Guayakis students drink, or how many white board erasers we go through per year? I bet we could think of tons of cool ideas.
When I first looked at the Beauty Breakdown page, I was shocked at how much money a person could spend on cosmetics. However, a closer look at the data shows that the makers of the piece put in every possible cost they could find. Example: Not everyone gets "yearly lip plumping at $1,246 per session."
The information in this piece is not what impressed me. What impressed me was the layout of the website. The layout was very slick, and I especially liked the stars that revealed even deeper information about each age group's costs. I also liked the Life Total page, where I could look at all of the compiled information in one place. In terms of the Voice, I think that this is exactly the kind of thing we could use as a faux Center Spread for our online edition. Although I am sure ours wouldn't be as good-looking as Newsweek's, I still think that the overall effect would be very nice. Like Amanda said, the people at this school consume and participate in so many things that the possibilities for this piece are almost endless.
Beauty Breakdown
I like this graphic because instead of just presenting the statistics in words it created a unique way to present the information. It was a way that is interactive but at the same time it still is informative. What really stood out for me was how much tweens and women in their 50s spend on their beauty.
The graphic is very clever. The graphic really draws the reader in. I think we could definitely bring this graphic idea to "The Voice". In my opinion , i think it would increase readership. I don't recall a time when "The Voice" has had something like this. Therefore, I think many students and teachers alike would be intrigued by the graphic as well as the statistics.
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