Analog Data Visualization for Storytelling

Analog Data Visualization for Storytelling

“Congratulations! You have reached the end of this Domestika course. I hope you had fun exploring the world of data visualization! It's now time to work on your project. This could mean finishing the concept you started by completing the course tasks or making a brand new project! Either way, I strongly suggest you take the time to gather inspiration and make a unique project of your own. Make sure to keep track of your progress with different pictures of each step. It'd be great if you could also explain the choices you've made along the way and tell us if you have any doubts. This will help me understand your creative process and guide you better if you need advice. Here are the main steps to follow: The Story Choose the story from your life you want to tell. Then, think of 3 to 4 questions to answer using data that will best communicate this story. Collect the Data Gather your data, then clean, organise, and analyse it to find your editorial focus and also prepare it for drawing. Create the Layout Determine how the data will be organised on your page (use your editorial focus as your guide)! Create thumbnail sketches to determine your drawing’s underlying architecture.

The Final Drawing Using your materials and subject matter as visual inspiration, brainstorm initial visualization ideas. From there, choose your favourite and create the final drawing of your data. The Legend Finally, create your drawing’s legend. Make sure that every design element that represents the data is listed, so a newcomer to your drawing will understand what everything means. And that's all! I can’t wait to see the project you will come up with, so don’t forget to share it in the forum. You can do so by clicking on 'Create your project'. I‘ll be more than happy to answer any of the questions you might have along the way! I'll try getting back to you as soon as possible. In the meantime, participate in the forum, comment on others’ work, and interact with the community! See you there.”

Partial transcription of the video

“ Final Project Thank you so much for joining me on this course. I hope you'll learn some new things about yourself that you didn't know before. Doing this project has made me realise things that I wouldn't have otherwise. I've got a few final tips for you. Firstly, base your project around a topic from your life that excites you as it'll make you feel more engaged and inspired. Also, remember that a dataset can be collected on any topic, so don't be afraid to experiment. One of the best parts of this project is that we're collecting our own data. We can collect more esoteric, playful datas...”

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Course summary for: Analog Data Visualization for Storytelling

• Level: Beginner
• 94% positive reviews (51)
• 1962 students
• 5 units
• 15 lessons (2h 36m)
• 17 downloads

• Category

  Design

• Software

  Google Sheets

• Areas

  Graphic Design, Infographics, Information Design, Interactive Design