Monday, April 30, 2012

Updated infor graphic. I need to rearrange the layout, make the numbered steps stand out more, and work on the header.  I am considering making it a long poster instead of a pamphlet of wide poster, i think it will work better that way.

Monday, April 23, 2012

Bearded Dragon poster

in progress about 90% done. I need critiques on it!!

FINAL PROJECT proposal


Title- “Is a bearded dragon the right pet for you?”, “Bearded Dragon from ‘The Outback’ to Your House”, “Bearded Dragon Care Guide”
Goals and Objectives- I want to show how great of a pet a bearded dragon is and how easy they are to take care of. I want to use numerical data to back up my points, such as the amount of money and time spent to have a bearded dragon as a pet.
Source data-  Checklist of things needed
·       40- 75 gallon tank - $80- $150
·       Ventilated top $16.99- $25.00
·       Basking spot (rock or high rise tree limb)- $ 17.99
·       Hiding spot (cave) $7.99
·       Substrate- $14.99
·       Water bowl- $7.99
·       Heat light 100-150 wt- $7.99
·       Heat light fixture $15.99
·       UVB light fixture- $40-$50
·       UVB light bulb- $20-$40
·       Decoration $10- $20
·       Calcium powder- $2.99
·       Container for crickets- $16.99
·       Crickets- $25 a month
·       Veggies- $10 a month
Time spent-
·       Everyday-
o   1 hour of feeding- 20 min 3 times a day
o   15 min preparing salad
o   Cleaning cage 10 min
o   Atleast half hour of handling a day, can work up to more
·       Every 2-4 days 10- 15 min bath
Media- I am planning on printing this as a poster, the format I am looking at to use is a format like the sitting is killing us info graphic we looked at in the beginning of the semester
Audience- This will be an info graphic made for people looking into getting a bearded dragon as a pet
Resources- There are many websites out there of the care of bearded dragons and what you need to raise a healthy bearded dragon such as;
http://pogonareptilia.webs.com/ - for care and general information
http://www.beardeddragon.org/articles/caresheet/ - this is a wonderful website for information and for blogging about your beardie, there is a lot of information you can find on here that you can not find on other websites.
http://www.pacificcoding.com/care_sheets/checklist.html - checklist of things needed for a bearded dragon