A Little Fun with Our NFL Rooting Interests

I'm a sports nerd and a graphic design nerd, so a sports infographic is always begging to come out of my mind. This particular one is an idea that I had come to me while watching some the "Dynasty Week" coverage the NFL Network had a little while back. As I got to thinking of just how much tradition existed with the teams me and my brothers root for, I thought it would be cool to showcase it in this way. To keep the postseason statistics a little more level, I only counted championships and such from the Super Bowl era, seeing as my favorite team had a 40+ year head start on my brothers' favorites.

For me, it was a lot of fun to delve into just how many championships, playoff appearances, and hall of famers have come from our favorite teams. It's absolutely crazy to think if you randomly pick any 3 Super Bowls that have been played, chances are one of our teams was in at least one of them. It's stuff like that that the nerd me is, well, most nerdy about. This was a lot of fun to create, and I hope my brothers get a kick out of it as well.

From Where I've Been to Where I Am: A New Year in a New State

I ended 2013 with quite a major shift in my life, moving from Knoxville, TN to Concord, NH. Seeing as this is such a large change in terms of area of the country, weather, language, and well, just about everything, I thought I'd do a little infographic to compare where I've been to where I am. You can see the results above.

Here's to a Happy New Year to all!

Memphis Tigers Bowl Tie-Ins Infographic

It looks like I'm sneaking in one last blog post before the new year. I figure it is a good one to get in now while the bowl season is on everyone's minds.

This is a piece I did for the University of Memphis football team detailing all the bowl tie-ins they have being in the American Athletic Conference. Who knew there is going to be a bowl in the Bahamas soon!? Anyway, I went they way of the infographic again to help showcase both all the places the players have the chance to visit as well as the wealth of opportunity they have by coming to the Tigers. I think it turned out very well and is a quick, concise read that gets the information across that they wanted.

Here's wishing everyone out their a Happy New Year and I will see you again in 2014!

A Memphis Tigers Infographic - Texas Players

This was a neat project I wrapped up for the Memphis Tigers football team this past week. They wanted to send out a flyer showcasing how many players on their team were from the state of Texas. I saw this as a perfect opportunity to create an infographic to showcase both the number of players on the team from Texas as well as the footprint the Tigers have in the state.

To do this, I first started with the list of players, topped off by the list title of "16 Current Players from the State" to give the eye a starting point. I pulled out a couple players to showcase via photos to bring a little life to the piece as well as to help the viewer's eye move around the page a little. I then thought it would be a great idea to tie each player to the city they were from, and what better way to do that than with a map of the state? By tying the list of players to all the cities they represent, I created a great little crisscross of connections that showcase the footprint the Tigers have in the Lone Star State.

This piece was very enjoyable to work on, and I think it does a great job of delivering the message the Tigers wanted.

Southern Miss Fan Infographic

How awesome are Southern Miss fans? Here's how awesome...

It has been way too long since I have posted some work on the old blog, but I finally have a minute to bring this puppy up to date. I wanted to start with one of the more challenging projects I had to work on over the past month. As I mentioned on my first infographic I did earlier this year, I believe these projects are some the toughest to complete. There are so many directions to go in and somewhere in the swamp of information you have to find a way to clarify everything.

With this project, the answer started to show itself once I started grouping the different statistics. Ticket sales and donors dealt with money going towards the school, so they worked together as a pair. The website and social media statistics showed fan interaction on the internet, so they obviously then were paired. That left the registered alumni which worked well on its own, especially when the idea of using the states in that section to showcase all the different places Southern Miss alum settle.

As for the long vertical layout, I wanted to this piece to reveal itself piece by piece. It is divided into the 3 sections, and I wanted each to have their own little moment along the way. I then really wanted something at the bottom for the fans because without them, none of these stats would have even been possible. Therefore, a simple "Thank You Fans!" caps the whole piece off, letting them know just how awesome they are.

Bringing Infographics to Southern Miss

This project was a design first for me: my first infographic. Southern Miss basketball has broken/tied a plethora of records this season and wanted a cool way to show their fans just how strong the program has been. That's where I came in and created this little doodad. For my first go around with one of these, I was very pleased with the outcome, as well with the overall solid response it received on USM's Facebook and Twitter feeds.

I wanted the team and individual records to relate in some way, so I used the same basketball graphic between the two sections. Changing up its use and color scheme between the two helped to delineate the two sections along with the horizontal vs. vertical layout. It was an awesome, challenging experience to put this piece together, and I am sure there will be more on down the road!