jueves, 27 de marzo de 2014

Infographic Competition: Visualizing the Scale of the Brain

President Obama’s BRAIN Initiative has brought brain mapping to the forefront of popular science. But what does it mean to map the brain?

One human brain contains seven orders of magnitude of spatial complexity and at least 10 orders of temporal magnitude. These numbers are hard to fathom so MIT’s EyeWire has teamed up with FEI and Visually to launch a “Scale of the Brain” Infographic Competition. Entries should visualize spatial scales in the brain.

Judges
Prizes
1st:
2nd: $200 – Sponsored by FEI
3rd: $100 – Sponsored by FEI

Criteria
Judges will grade entries on the following criteria:
Information is represented accurately and communicated clearly. Sources for additional information not in the creative brief should be included according to best practices (use original sources whenever possible).
Story/layout is engaging and insightful, helping to pull the viewer through the graphic.
The infographic’s design should be attractive and captivating without detracting from the communication of the information. Illustrations, layout, font, and color choices are all important.

Each judge gets 10 points per category. All categories are totaled for each group. Totals from each judge are averaged together. Highest average wins.

Licensing
All entries to the competition should be licensed under creative commons so that the entries may be used in whole or part as educational materials anywhere. The creative commons attribution 4.0 sign should be included somewhere on the design.

Logos
The winning entries will be asked to add the logos of FEI, EyeWire and Visually, along with their own logo or name.

Submissions
Send all submissions as links or attachments to contest@visual.ly before April 30th at Midnight, PDT.
Questions about the contest can also be directed to that email address.

Schedule
  • Submission Deadline: April 30
  • Judging: May 9
  • Winner Announced: May 15
Creative Brief
The spatial scale of the brain ranges from meters to nanometers, with plenty of gradations in between. This quick summary will get you started, and these images are a great visual reference.


ORIGINAL: Visually

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