Infographic blog

    I am in the Information Technology degree program going for my BS. The reason I picked the infographic is I am interested in creating ideas that the government could change, while not being in the government. I have made other tables to change minimum wage based on the degree the job requires. So why not the Freedom of Information Act would be next.

The Freedom of Information Act infographic defines what information types that people are permitted to access. Some of the changes I would like to see include the following: What information do I have access to, and I would also include the different types of security clearances and the levels, such as: 

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• ·       Public

  o   People should know about the topic and the details.

  o   For example, property lines and individuals who are living there that are on parole or the sex offender registry.

  o   Citizenship types and how to obtain them.

  ·       Secret

  o   People should know it exists but not the details.

  o   SSI numbers of other people and their medical history.

  ·       Top Secret

  o   Only individuals who need to know should know about the topic and the details.

  ·       For Your eyes only

  o   Very limited number of individuals who need to know should know about the topic and the details.

  o   Mostly used for active operations or projects that are highly sensitive

 

PROTOTYPE: INFORMATION DESIGN RESOURCE infographic shows too much information without the explanation of what the graphics mean. Part of the chart is written in English while the data is written in German. So, figuring out what it says is hard if you do not know German.  

 

If I was going to pick any infographic, I would pick the retail laptop specs. It gives the customers some of the specs along with a graph on the range of poor, good, and best. Most customers don’t know what CPU, RAM, hard drive, and graphics cards are used for. A graph makes it easier to view and see what is better to pick out depending on the price and what they will be using the computer for.

  

References

Daniel J. Sheffner, Jamie L. Hutchinson. “The Freedom of Information Act.”      

      September 8, 2020. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/

      https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IG/IG10019

Isabel Meirelles. "Prototype: Information Design Resource" 2022

       https://isabelmeirelles.com/information-design-resource/