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- 1. Creating Great Charts,Maps, and Diagrams April 2012 Call into the audio line at (712) 432-1001, access code 469085792# Google Voice does not seem to work with this number, but Skype does.
- 2. Logistics Ask questions! OtherwiseI’m speaking to a black hole! Make the slideshow or demo bigger Enter questions into the Chat with Presenter box Call into the audio line at (712) 432-1001, access code 469085792# Google Voice does not seem to work with this number, but Skype does.
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- 4. Introductions Laura Quinn Executive Director, Idealware Kyle Andrei
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- 6. Resources and ServicesFrom Idealware Online seminars The Field Guide to and courses Software for Commissioned articles Nonprofits and reports Close to 300 existing free Consulting to In-person training articles and reports networks Idealware is a 501(c)3 nonprofit!
- 7. What We’ll Cover • Six principles of data graphics • What kind of information do you have? • Numeric • Location • Conceptual • Bringing it all together Call into the audio line at (712) 432-1001, access code 469085792# Google Voice does not seem to work with this number, but Skype does.
- 8. Six Principles ofGood Information Graphics
- 9. 1. Define YourPoint Pretty much every chart has a point of view
- 10. 2. Accurately RepresentYour Data In particular, treat your axes with respect 40 45 40 39 35 38 30 25 37 20 36 15 10 35 5 34 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
- 11. 3. Tailor itto Your Audience From Princeton Election Consortium
- 12. 4. The Simplerthe Better Both graphs contain the same info. But the second is far easier to read.
- 13. 5. Ensure itSpeaks for Itself
- 14. 6. Remove EverythingYou Can % US Adults Who Report Their Health as "Fair" or "Poor 25 20 Income Below Poverty Line 15 Income 100- 200% of Poverty Line 10 Income More than 200% Above Poverty Line 5 0 % US Adults Who Report Their Health as "Fair" or "Poor" 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 25 Income Below 20 Povert y Line 15 Income 1 00- 200% of 10 Povert y Line Income More 5 t han 20 0 % Above Povert y 0 Line 02 2 00 04 06 4 6 8 9 9 9 9 20 19 20 20 20 19 19 19
- 15. What Kind ofInformation Do You Have? Numerical
- 16. Quantitative Data Bar Charts Line Charts Plotted Chart Pie Chart
- 17. Bar Charts: AnExample From Children Now’s “2009 California Report Card,” showing the relationship between race and preschool enrollment
- 18. Bubble Charts: AnExample The Sunlight Foundation’s interactive Many Eyes chart showing the relationship between political party funding and the party in power
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- 20. Microsoft Excel Part of the Microsoft Office Suite. $18 per license for nonprofits on TechSoup. Installed on Windows or Mac. % US Adults Who Report Their Health as "Fair" or "Poor" 25 Income Below 20 Povert y Line 15 Income 1 00- 200% of 10 Povert y Line Income More 5 t han 20 0 % Above Povert y 0 Line 02 2 00 04 06 4 6 8 9 9 9 9 20 19 20 20 20 19 19 19
- 21. DeltaGraph $129 per license Installed, Mac or Windows
- 22. Google Docs Spreadsheet Free Online at docs.google.com
- 23. Many Eyes Free Online at manyeyes.alphaworks.ibm.com Also consider: Google Docs Swivel Business
- 24. What Kind ofInformation Do You Have? Location Data
- 25. Pins on aMap Consider Google Maps or Google Earth Yadkin Riverkeeper’s Google map showing what they consider to be “pollution sites” created by Alcoa, a large corporate producer of aluminum.
- 26. Thematic Mapping Default mapformat – copyright Microsoft Consider Microsoft MapPoint or Golden MapViewer
- 27. What Kind ofInformation Do You Have? Conceptual
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- 32. Mind Map A Graphic Guide to Facebook Portraits BY DOOGIE HORNER http://www.fastcompany.com/1692957/facebook-profile-picture-flowchart
- 33. Tools for ConceptualVisualizations
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- 38. FreeMind Also consider Mindmeister or PersonalBrain
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- 41. More Infographics By M+RStrategies, From NTEN Change Journal http://www.nten.org/ntenchange
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- 43. Other Resources • Visual.ly •Periodic Table of Visualization Methods • Infosthetics.com
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- 45. Upcoming Idealware Seminars 7/19: Choosing a Low Cost Donor Management System 7/21: Getting Started with Mobile Outreach 7/28: Telling Your Story with Blogs, Photos and Videos 8/11: Measuring Your Social Media Strategy More at www.idealware.org/online-training
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