– Explain why the chosen element and design were used.:

Choosing the main idea for our 3d data visualization project was a journey. We had various ideas in mind but couldn’t find a way to execute them the way we pictured. We came to a mutual agreement to base our design on bees as we had a general idea about what bees were and the designs in our minds. During our research process, we quickly realized how important bees were and essential for us to exist. For the design, we wanted to mimic how a beehive looks so we bought a Styrofoam ball cut in half. To match the aesthetics we added glitter and painted it yellow to represent that it is a beehive. After we bought bees and skewers to stick them to the Styrofoam ball to show how bee colonies have increased and decreased through the years. We wanted to expand our knowledge by making an infographic that gives more insight into how to preserve bees and what we can do to help.

We represented critical and creative thinking as the process of planning the beehive and how everything was placed required a lot of time and effort. We put on our critical thinking hats to come up with an idea that would convey our ideas in a 3d manner and make sure the audience understands what is going on. We added a legend on a separate cardboard sheet as we didn’t want to overcrowd our visualization and make it confusing to look at.
We also represented our communication skills as we clearly showed our understanding through an infographic that states our learning in this process and our deep concern about how bees could potentially go extinct. To help resolve that problem we gave tips and tricks on how we can help as humans and prevent harmful activities towards bees.

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