SOME ISSUES OF CLASSIFICATION OF INFOGRAPHIC DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT MODELS

Abstract

The purpose. The aim of the article is to systematize the specific forms of infographic presentation of information, identify appropriate and effective classification approaches, their conceptual coordination and form the foundations of a universal classification within the framework of information design. Methodology. The article uses an analytical method to study the nature of infographics as a means of visual presentation of information and its evolution in the context of modern information society. Comparative analysis is used to compare infographics with related forms of data visualization – such as illustration, graphic journalism, visual notes, etc. Descriptive and classification approaches are also used to generalize the types of infographics and outline their boundaries. Results. To outline the main specific groups of infographic presentation of information and identify relevant and effective classifications of infographics, the works of leading information design specialists were reviewed. The concepts of William Bowman, Edward Tufte and Isabel Meirelles were coordinated among themselves and selected as basic. The basis of the infographic classification of the higher hierarchy is proposed to take the systematization proposed by William Bowman: what: appearance, structure, organization; how: movement, system, process; how much: size, quantity and tendency, division; where: place, location, position. These data can be supplemented with the proposals of Isabel Meirelles: temporal structures, that is, infographics that answer the question when, and «synthetic structures», as such that combine several previous types. Scientific novelty. The article comprehensively reviews the classification groups of information modeling for the first time, and draws parallels between the concepts of different authors. The practical relevance of the study lies in the possibility of applying its results in the development and improvement of educational and professional training programs for specialists in the specialty «IT Design». The study outlines key vectors of digital information transformation, in particular the classification principles of infographic modeling, which can serve as a basis for creating methodological recommendations for organizing and conducting classroom classes in the mentioned specialty.