Tuesday, July 16, 2013

P1 Competitive Analysis/Inspiration

Here are how some dragon-themed infographics have been prepared and created before.

This sample contains some ideas for how to illustrate measurements: http://cinepressbox.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/dragon-infographic.jpg?w=656

This has some representations of colors and representing prominence through hierarchical size: http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lapl2bbrTZ1qzf03eo1_400.jpg

This contains some ideas for layouts and visual iconography/illustration (though a bit hard to see): http://www.pdviz.com/history-of-dragons-around-the-world

Cutaway of dragon anatomy: http://24.media.tumblr.com/5bb76bceaa66d122dfdd5299e7968a06/tumblr_mg92fb5ALo1qaxovpo1_250.jpg

P1 Project Statement - Dragons

RPG Fantasy is a magazine focused on providing inside information, reviews, tips and entertainment directed at individuals who enjoy online/video role-play games or those of the traditional pen-and-paper type such as Dungeons and Dragons. RPG Fantasy would like to have an infographic created illustrating and comparing anatomical features of the various types of dragons from various cultures such as Western, European, Eastern, Oriental, modern fantasy, etc, both for inspiration to traditional RPGers and also for humor and entertainment purposes. We would also like for dragons from popular culture and TV shows/movies to be featured in inset panels on the side or bottom. Keep the infographic fun and light-hearted, but also with some informative depth that may be educational.

RPG Magazine is devoted to bringing gamers of multiple varieties an immersive experience that broadens the depth of the user's experience in interactive gameplay, whether it be video/computer games, LARPing, or just the traditional pen-and-paper style of fantasy gaming. In order to communicate this to the demographic, we are committed to drawing on multiple sources of imaginative play and inventive curiosity to increase the intricacy of alternate world conceptualization via the social experience of multiple input. RPG Magazine would like an interactive web-based graphic of an anatomical breakdown of the traditional western dragon, from skeletal structure to visible exteriors in hopes of drawing readers into a greater realism of the fantasy world in one element of its ecological offerings.

Basic types of dragons: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_types_of_dragons_are_there
In-depth descriptions of some dragon types: http://dragons.monstrous.com/types_of_dragons.htm
Extensive information on Oriental dragons: http://www.dragonsinn.net/east-2.htm