Day 2: Pyramids and Countries

Today in class we discussed the concept, "Bottom of the Pyramid," which refers to the 4 billion people in the world living off of $2/day or less, typically in developing countries. However, the pyramid concepts actually implies a hierarchy, which is a mentality we want to avoid. Another pyramid is Maslow's Hierarchy of needs. In this class we will be looking at products and or services that address the bottom of this pyramid, to move people up the latter to self-actualization. This is not to imply however, that this should lead to how people in the US and "developed" countries lead their lives with their rate of consumption, as I discuss here. 

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) were chosen from around the globe for students to research. Stay tuned to read their findings on their blogs. 

Day 2: Layout Parameter

Choosing a page layout for format consistency so we can put our research together for a collective book!

And the winner is: 

Page Size: 8.5" x 14"

Font: Arial

Margin: .5"

Day 2: DeSE Logo Brainstorm

UNMDG Research Questions

To view this week's research questions for homework, please click here.

All research from each goal must be visually represented using the format discussed in class, in a visually enticing way. Each student is responsible for researching the current situations in their chosen country in the context of each UN Millennium Development Goal. You will come into class on Thursday, Sept 18, with 9 printed pages, the first one being an overview of your chosen country including a map.

For links to factual information, please take a look at: WHO, World Bank, sourceOECD, CIA world Factbook, the Brown Library. You may use these as well as other sights on the internet. Please sight all your sources on a separate page for reference.

The material from this assignment will contribute to our class book, so please ensure there is visual clarity, as well as an enticing graphic style throughout your 9 pages of research. Please look below for information design inspiration.

Please post all pages of your research on your blog including an additional page siting your sources.

For information design inspiration please check out:

Edward Tufte books, Hans Rosling's TED talk, ManyEyes- IBM project, the Understanding book
and Read Write Web