Thursday, October 28, 2010

Lawncare Chart

The Botts fertilizer sketch was an interesting way of trying to explain an amount of information without using any actual words and only visual elements. I began with the arrows which distinguish the difference between above ninety degrees and below ninety degrees, using green and red to show a difference.  I sketched a sun icon to represent the dry conditions, thus applying the A-1 fertilizer to the lawn. Fertilizer A-1-1 is shown with an insect icon to represent the insect repellent added in this separate fertilizer mixture. Wet conditions are shown with the rain clouds which comes with or without insect treatment.

Designing this chart was difficult at first because I wanted to show the information in an ordered form while having colorful icons to help represent the conditions for applying the fertilizer. Keeping a simple design that enabled someone to read and understand the information quickly was the main goal in order to be successful.

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