Infographic Project -- Ryan Cullen

1.          I chose this topic because it is something I have a personal belief in and feel strongly about.  Although I understand there are many arguments to be made in opposition to my argument, my position is something I do truly believe in.

2.         Researching one side of a topic is different from normal and it made me feel like I was cheating the audience a little bit.  At times I was able to understand different aspects of the counter-point through some of the data I came across which makes it hard to maintain my bias.  Focus was very hard to maintain as I researched for the project.

3.         I chose a very simple design structure for my infographic that relies mainly on sub-headings followed by different examples.  I felt these were the most compelling facts, and breaking them up into different groups gave the infographic a much better aesthetic look.  I also included a graph to make sure the viewer was able to be drawn in by the facts it displayed.  The pictures I chose were very simple and were only meant to make the project look better and separate different categories.  The most important imaging in the infographic is the final picture seen bottom right before the works cited.  The person fading away is meant to illustrate losing someone who is important to you and I think it is a very powerful message.

4.         Yes, I do think my argument is convincing and I think the viewer will understand the need to side with gun control.  I’m not trying to advocate that guns should be banned all together, I just want people to understand that there are many problems as a result of guns and they could be limited by more strategic gun control.