Class 6 data visualization
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DATA VISUALIZATION “Let the data set change your mind set.”
description
This was created for a Master in Journalism class and was designed to get students thinking about ways to tell stories using infographics.
Transcript of Class 6 data visualization
DATA VISUALIZATION
“Let the data set change your mind set.”
Some things to consider• Keep it simple! • Colour scheme• Research and verify facts and statistics.• Think of it as a visual essay: ensure your arguments are relevant.
Answer: WHY IS THIS STORY IMPORTANT?.• It’s all about quickly conveying the meaning behind complex data.• Draw conclusions.• Reference your facts in the infographic.• Include cutlines, your credit and reference URL if it is an embed
so people can be sure who made it.• Linear – Lead the reader through the data story
Visualization ideas
• Timelines;• Flow charts;• Annotated maps;• Graphs;• Venn diagrams;• Size comparisons;• Photo diagrams (“anatomy of a wedding
dress”), familiar objects or similar size or value.
Average expenditure per Canadian Household
How can you re-create this?
Many Eyes
• Provotis• Wordle
Personalize dataHow can you make your data interactive?
WHY personalize?-make relevant-Increase engagement-make emotional
EXAMPLES:Arcade Fire – enter in your home addressThe Wilderness Downtown Reason magazine – home address on the cover
Jobless rate for people like you•
New
York Times
The Word Train
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT•
New
York Times
Put facts into context
• The size of small apple• The size of Texas• Put facts into relation to each other
• • Tableau Public• Many Eyes• Swivel• Google Public Data Explorer• Gapminder• Wordle• WorldMapper• GunnMap• StatPlanet Map Maker
References:
• Randy Krum / Cool Infographics• David McCandless / Ted Talks• Edward Segal / Knight Digital Center• Vinita Srivastava• Edward Tufte, • Makeuseof: 10 infographic tips for journalists,
RYERSON DATA: WHAT WILL YOU VISUALIZE?
http://www.ryerson.ca/about/data/
