Read here the account of the creative process behind these amazing creative presentation posters created by Robin Bini Schneider. "To create the tweetchat infographic I followed a few steps, first make sense of all the email conversations happening around the project, check out website, links and get a clear global understanding of who my client is, what needs to be represented, who the audience is going to be, the format/final output, tone of voice and general atmosphere and vibe. Second, research. Once I gain a clear understanding of a project I search for inspiration for example what are the current infographic trends, what has been done on a similar topic? Third, sketch! I never start a project without pen and paper. After reading all data available I sketched a few examples of how to represent the information I had. Then I sketched how to merge organically different data streams in one visual. I choose a simple clear style, I kept my visuals more technical, geometrical, detail oriented in the first infographic to represent in a digestible and comprehensible way a complex variety of data. Maintaining a coherent color palette, font set and overall style I adopted a more human approach for the second visualisation, where tweets emotions had to be the key message. I introduced hand made elements, drawn all of them, scanned them, cleaned them and merged them to style elements from the first graphic.
For the other infographics I kept a consistent style, chose even more simplicity but highlighted key messages with few icons and graphic elements. "

Robin Bini Schneider is a compulsive traveler and meticulous Designer. SHe is charmed by foreign cultures, fascinated by human behavior and always try to live life to the fullest. Right now  she is living and loving Scotland, working as a visual and service designer a little company, made of pretty inspiring people, Snook. She is always on the look for interesting projects and adventures. 

Calling all twitter users who are involved in creative engagements between universities and creative practitioners: 
Join us for a Valentines lunch time discussion to stimulate and capture a debate around the peculiar relationship between Higher Education and the Cultural and Creative Industries. 

When?
14th February 2014 
11am-1pm

How to join?
You can follow the conversation by using hashtag:
#LoveCreate (Hosted by Hedda and Claudio )

What is this all about?
The Beyond the Campus research network has been looking at the different ways in which collaborations and partnerships between Higher Education and the Creative Economy take place in the UK and beyond, and what policy makers, funders, local agencies and other stakeholders within the sectors think of them.  We know a bit about how universities and creative practitioners collaborate from policy documents and from our research workshops. We want to find out more about these relationships from those who are intimately involved - the academics and creative - in particular their own experiences and expectations.  This seems like a fun way to do so.

What data will be collected?
We think it will be interesting to look across what people have been saying as a whole and see what narratives, arguments and evidence emerges. So, we are planning to collect up the digital traces of the tweetchat and undertake some analysis using data visualisation and concept illustration to present back to you after the debate. We will also be presenting this as part of the AHRC Showcase on Connected Communities and the Creative Economy in March.   
We welcome any links to initiatives and case studies that contribute to our wider research activity. If you want to appear on our tweet map please make sure your location is switched on when you tweet.   

Thanks for taking part and we look forward to chatting with you, Hedda andClaudio on Valentine’s Day.   

Love,
@HeCreativeCon

@claudio_create_
Name: Claudio Create
Subject Area: Theatre Practitioner  
Specialism: Scriptwriting and Performance based on Social Media

@hedda_love_ 
Name: Hedda Love 
Subject Area: Cultural Historian  
Specialism: Digital Technology and Heritage Collections

Twitter
@HECreativEcon
#LoveCreate

This Tweetchat is part of:
AHRC Creative Economy Showcase 2014