{"id":720,"date":"2025-08-07T20:04:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T00:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.org\/nmd200\/?p=720"},"modified":"2026-09-27T10:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T14:59:10","slug":"project-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.org\/nmd200\/project-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Project 2-Digital Reset Infographic"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"p1\">How to Balance Media Use<\/h3>\n<p>Your task is to create an <strong>infographic<\/strong>\u00a0 (1-2 page length) that clarifies the negative effects of overuse or addiction to screens, and helps viewers find alternative, healthier habits resulting in deliberate choices and balanced media use. \u00a0Try to actually test out your suggestions, don&#8217;t just rely on other peoples&#8217; research. Consider Maslow&#8217;s Human Needs chart, and how Feelings can reflect when Needs are met or frustrated.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that while these are individual actions, the real changes should also be made in the actual product design.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.org\/nmd200\/featured-projects\/\"><strong>Review Past Examples<\/strong><\/a> by clicking on &#8220;Project 2&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Format:<\/strong> infographic using\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/create\/infographics\/\">Canva<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/express\/create\/infographic\">Adobe Express<\/a>, ( <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/express\/templates\/infographic\">free templates<\/a> ).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Skill:<\/strong>\u00a0research, visual design, \u00a0data visualization &amp; interpretation<\/li>\n<li><strong>Research<\/strong>: use data from 1) class readings &amp; videos through 9\/27, 2) your own research, and\/or 3) your own Screen time data&#8211;(Turn on <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/story\/id1437328227\">Apple&#8217;s Screen Time<\/a> or Google <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/android\/answer\/9346420?hl=en\">Well Being<\/a> ). Put links to sources at bottom.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why (Portfolio &amp; Career):<\/strong> Demonstrates skill in data visualization and metaphor-driven design, showing you can transform personal or behavioral data about user wellness \u00a0into creative, meaningful, and accessible media \u2014 a skill in demand for design, wellness tech, and communications careers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Prep Due Sun 9\/27<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Research<\/strong>: Review class materials and your own research. List all links to your research materials in your post.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Design<\/strong>: Develop main ideas and list &amp; explain them. Try out a few of your suggestions &amp; report on the effects&#8211;do they actually work? \u00a0Aim for richness rather than polish.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Create<\/strong> a rough draft of your infographic \u00a0in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/create\/infographics\/\">Canva<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/express\/create\/infographic\">Adobe Express<\/a>, ( <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/express\/templates\/infographic\">free templates<\/a> ).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Publish<\/strong> your project in WordPress: \u00a0Publish -publicly, then share &amp; get embed code and add this to your post in the &#8220;Code&#8221; tab. Add a description of your project: what did you do? How? Why is this important to you?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Post<\/strong> all of this data in Project 2-Prep<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Project Due Sun 10\/4<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Revise<\/strong>: Review feedback &amp; refine ideas, add data, refine design.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Source<\/strong>: Post your 3+ sources to back up your data&#8211;you can use required or optional readings or videos from class, \u00a0but one must be your own resource. \u00a0List resources with links at the end of your post.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Post<\/strong> your revised infographic describing what changes you made and why. 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