Information graphics and data visualization: An introduction
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Information graphics and data visualization: An introduction
- 2. Information graphics and data visualization
- 3. Intro /definition • Encoding data and information using chart and graphics – They need to tell a story • Infographics tell stories; information visualization let readers discover stories by themselves. – Explaining vs Presenting
- 4. Key functions it supports • Tell your story, communicate • Convey abstract information in an easily digestible format; sense making • Analyze your data, present, compare, discover relations • Create shareable and social media friendly content
- 5. How to use it • Main things to consider: – What function(s) is the information designed to support? What’s the goal? – Who is your intended audience? – What forms can you use? Source: Visualizing Information for Advocacy
- 6. Where to start? • Analyze your data • Define your goal/message • Sort and sketch – overview first, zoom and filter, then details on demand • Test and tweak • Publish and disseminate
- 7. Resources, and links • Visualizing Information for Advocacy http://www.tacticaltech.org/sites/tacticaltech.org/files/infodesign.pdf • Make Your Own Infographic http://www.wildapricot.com/blogs/newsblog/2010/05/25/make-your- own-infographic
- 8. Useful tools • Wordle – Generate “word clouds” from text http://www.wordle.net/ • XTimeline – Create and explore timelines http://xtimeline.com/index.aspx • Creately – Easily draw diagrams online http://creately.com/ • Infogr.am – Create interactive infographics http://infogr.am • ManyEyes – Upload your data http://www-958.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/manyeyes
- 9. Useful tools • Tableau - Windows-only software for creating colourful data visualisations http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/ • Google Fusion Tables – Upload your data, visualize & collaborate http://www.google.com/fusiontables/Home/ • Gapminder – Upload data, interactive charts http://www.gapminder.org/upload-data/ • Visual.ly – a community for sharing infographics • Piktochart - http://piktochart.com/
- 10. Credits • Julia Reich - Infographics & Data Visualization: Not Your Grandmother’s Pie Chart • Betty Allen - Presenting Complex Data Visually • Tactical Tech - Visualizing Information for Advocacy • KSToolkit – http://www.kstoolkit.org
Editor's Notes
- Infographics and data viz are a form of ‘functional’ art. The form of the graphics used to encode your data depend on the function you want your graphic to do
- Free downloadable manual from tacticaltech.org that offers an introduction to information design.
- Fusion tables – upload your data (Ex. coffee production), merge with country boundaries, info window content